malleilta

Malleilta is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun malli, which means model or pattern. It translates roughly as “from models” or “from patterns” and is used to indicate origin, source, or basis that comes from several models.

In Finnish grammar, the elative case expresses origin or source, such as “from.” The plural elative is formed by applying the elative suffix -lta (or -ltä) to the plural stem of the word. For mall i, this results in mal leilta, producing mal leilta in standard spelling as mal leilta. In practice, mal leilta is attested as mal leilta (malleilta) and is read as “from the models.”

Malleilta is most common in technical, academic, or design contexts where statements refer to outputs, data, or conclusions derived from multiple models or templates. It helps distinguish the source as being collective or derived from several references rather than a single model.

Examples of use include phrases like mal leilta kerätyt tiedot, which means “data collected from models,” or comparisons that discuss differences in outcomes mal leilta driven, i.e., derived from various models. The term is primarily a grammatical tool for expressing origin and is understood within the broader field of Finnish morphology.

See also: malli, elative case.