mitatuista

Mitatuista is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb mitata (to measure). It functions as the elative plural form of the past passive participle mitattu (measured) when used as an attributive adjective before a plural noun. The form denotes origin or source: “from the measured [ones/items].”

Morphology and usage

Mitatuista is formed to agree with a plural noun in the elative case. In practice, it precedes the noun and aligns its case with the noun phrase it modifies. A common structure is mitatuista + plural elative noun, for example mitatuista tuloksista meaning “from the measured results” or mitatuista arvoista meaning “from the measured values.” This construction is typical in technical, scientific, or data-reporting contexts where measured data are described or cited.

Etymology

The word combines mitattu (measured) with the adjectival -ista ending used for elative plural forms. The underlying verb is mitata (to measure), and mitattu is the past participle used as an adjective. The elative plural form mitatuista reflects both number (plural) and case (elative).

Notes

Mitatuista is relatively specialized and most commonly encountered in formal or technical Finnish. In everyday language, speakers may instead use other phrasings such as “mitattujen tulosten” (genitive) or rephrase to avoid the elative plural construction.

See also

Mitata, mitattu, Finnish grammar, elative case.