köydestä

Köydestä is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun köysi, meaning rope. It literally translates as “from the rope” and is used to indicate origin, source, or material in a sentence. In Finnish, the elative case answers questions like from where, and it is commonly used to express that something comes from or is made from something.

Köysi is a native Finnish word. The elative form köydestä is formed by taking the stem köys- and adding the ending -stä. This follows standard Finnish case formation and vowel harmony patterns.

Common usages include:

- Material: Se on köydestä tehty. (It is made from/out of rope.)

- Source/anchor: Lamppu roikkuu köydestä. (The lamp hangs from the rope.)

Köydestä is typically not used alone; it appears within a larger clause where the rope is the source or origin of an action or property.

Related forms include köysi (singular) and köydet (plural). The corresponding genitive is köyden (the rope’s). Understanding the elative helps in interpreting phrases where origin or material is emphasized rather than location.

Notes: Finnish case endings can be tricky, and köydestä should be interpreted from context to determine whether it means origin, material, or extraction from rope.