leimasivat

Leimasivat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they stamped.” It is the third-person plural past tense (imperfect) of the verb leimata, which means to stamp, seal, mark, or label. The form is used when the subject is plural and the action occurred in the past. Leimata can refer to applying a physical stamp to an object—such as a document, coin, or piece of mail—and to placing a seal or mark that authenticates something. Metaphorically, leimata can also mean to brand or characterize someone or something, and leimasivat can express how a group defined or labeled others.

The word derives from the noun leima, meaning a stamp or mark, plus the conventional Finnish verb suffixes. In Finnish conjugation, leimasivat contrasts with other persons of the same tense, such as leimasin (I stamped) or leimasit (you stamped). The form is typical in narrative or descriptive text where a plural subject performs stamping or marking actions in the past.

In historical or administrative writing, leimasivat is commonly seen in descriptions of stamping procedures, approval processes, or minting, where officials stamped documents or seals. The term appears in neutral descriptive contexts and is not tied to a single domain, but rather to the act of stamping or marking by a group. See also leima (mark), leimata (to stamp), and leimaus (stamp or imprint) for related terms.