nimettyinä

Nimettyinä is the plural essive form of the Finnish past passive participle nimetty, meaning "as named" or "in the capacity of those named." It is used to describe a group of people or objects that have been named in a document, list, or official context. As a grammatical form, nimettyinä marks a state or role of the referents in relation to the action of naming.

Etymology and morphology: The form comes from the verb nimetä (to name) and its past passive participle nimetty. The suffix -inä is the plural essive ending in Finnish, which expresses “as …” or “in the capacity of …” for a plural subject. The corresponding singular form is nimettynä.

Usage: Nimettyinä appears mainly in formal or administrative writing, such as legal documents, inventories, genealogical records, minutes, or other records where it is important to indicate that certain persons or items have been named or recognized in a given context. It can function as a predicative complement or as a postpositive modifier following a noun.

Example: Kolme henkilöä on lueteltu nimettyinä todistajina. This sentence illustrates the usage where three individuals are listed or recognized in the capacity of witnesses.

Notes: Nimettyinä is relatively specialized and more common in written Finnish than in everyday speech. Its use tends to occur in contexts that require precise designation of named parties or items, particularly in documentation, registries, or formal descriptions.

See also: nimetty, essive case in Finnish, participles in Finnish grammar.