kuollutta

Kuollutta is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kuollut, meaning dead. It derives from the verb kuolla (to die) and is used to describe something that is dead in contexts where the noun it modifies is in the partitive case, often with indefinite quantities or mass nouns.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives and participles agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. The partitive form kuollutta is common when the object of the sentence is not definite or when the noun is uncountable. For example: en nähnyt kuollutta lintua (I did not see a dead bird) or kaupasta löytyi kuollutta kalaa (dead fish was found from the store). The phrase kuollutta lihaa would likewise mean dead meat in a partitive construction. When the status of the subject is stated as a definite predicate, the participle typically appears in its short form, as in lintu on kuollut (the bird is dead).

Etymology and usage notes: kuollutta is the inflected form of kuollut, the past participle of kuolla plus the adjectival use that characterizes deadness. It is primarily used attributively or as part of a larger predicate with an indefinite object; it is not usually used as a stand-alone noun. The word appears frequently in descriptions of animals, meat, or other objects that are dead, especially in news reports, science, and everyday speech.

See also: Finnish grammar, partitive case, Finnish adjectives and participles, kuolla (to die).