kuoppaisia

Kuoppaisia is an adjective in Finnish that means "full of holes," "pitted," or "pockmarked." It is used to describe surfaces or terrain that have many holes or indentations and thus are rough or uneven. The base form is kuoppainen, meaning "holey" or "full of holes." The form kuoppaisia is the plural partitive form of the adjective, used when describing plural nouns in the partitive or in certain constructions, for example kuoppaisia teitä (pothole-ridden roads).

Etymology and form: kuoppainen is derived from kuoppa, meaning hole or pit. The suffix -inen creates the adjective, and -isia (-isia in the plural partitive) yields kuoppaisia when modifying plural nouns such as teitä or pintoja in the appropriate grammatical case. In the singular nominative, the form is kuoppainen; in the plural nominative, it is kuoppaiset.

Usage: Kuoppaisia commonly describes roads and outdoor surfaces, particularly in winter climates where freezing and thawing create potholes. It can also describe other surfaces, such as a kuoppainen maa (a holey ground) or a kuoppaisia rinteitä (pitted slopes). The term is neutral and widely used in everyday speech, journalism, and road-condition reports to convey roughness and potential hazards.

See also: kuoppainen (singular form), tasainen (opposite), pothole (loanword in Finnish usage is yleisesti understood as kuoppa). The term reflects standard Finnish colorless description of physical texture.