nestemäisenä

Nestemäisenä is the essive form of the Finnish adjective nestemäinen, meaning liquid. It is used to express that something is in a liquid state or form, typically as a temporary or descriptive condition.

Etymology and morphology: The word stems from the noun neste, meaning liquid, combined with the adjectival suffix -mäinen to form nestemäinen, “liquid-like.” The essive suffix -na/-nä yields nestemäisenä, used to indicate “as a liquid.” In practice it appears in phrases describing state or form, often paired with a noun or a larger expression such as olomuotona (as a state of matter).

Usage: Nestemäisenä is common in scientific, technical, and descriptive Finnish when the physical state of a substance needs specification. It contrasts with kiinteänä (solid) or kaasuna (as a gas). The essive expresses a temporary or contextual state rather than a permanent attribute. Typical constructions include noun phrases or clauses like "vedenä nestemäisenä olomuotona" and "aineena nestemäisenä," for example to describe water in its liquid state at room temperature.

Examples: Vesien olomuodot voivat olla nestemäisenä huoneenlämpötilassa, ja nestemäisenä aineena se virtaa ja leviää erilaisilla pinnoilla. Nestemäisenä olomuotona aine käsitellään usein toisin kuin kiinteänä tai kaasuna.

See also: nestemäinen, olomuoto, aine, kiinteä, kaasu. The term is mainly used in technical or academic Finnish to specify phase states.