moninkertaiseen

Moninkertaiseen is a Finnish illative singular form of the adjective moninkertainen, meaning “manifold” or “multifold.” The base adjective describes something that is several times as large, numerous, or extensive as another thing. Like other Finnish adjectives, moninkertainen inflects to agree with the noun it modifies and to reflect grammatical case; moninkertaiseen specifically marks the illative case, used to express movement toward or into a state described by the adjective.

Usage and context

The form appears primarily in formal or technical Finnish, such as mathematical, statistical, economic, or descriptive prose. It is less common in everyday speech, where speakers may opt for simpler expressions such as “moninkertainen” or other ways of conveying multiplicity or scale. Moninkertaiseen can modify nouns in illative constructions to convey the idea of “to a manifold amount,” “to a severalfold level,” or “into a state that is several times greater.”

Related forms

- moninkertainen: the base form of the adjective, meaning manifold or manyfold.

- moninkertaisuus: a noun meaning multiplicity or plurality.

- moninkertaistaa: a verb meaning to multiply many times or to increase severalfold.

- moninkertaisesti: an adverb meaning manyfold or several times over.

Etymology

The word combines moni- (“many”) with kertainen (related to “times” or “fold”), forming a compound meaning that is multiple in size or degree. As a grammatical form, moninkertaiseen is one of the inflected endings that Finnish adjectives use to align with case and number in relation to the noun they describe.