nimitykseksi

Nimitykseksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun nimitys, meaning appointment or designation. The form is not a separate lexical item with its own meaning; rather, it is a grammatical form used to express designation as a particular role or state, often in formal or bureaucratic language.

The translative case (-ksi) in Finnish expresses a change of state or role: to become, or to be set into a certain position. Nimitykseksi is the combination of nimitys plus -ksi. In practice, nimitykseksi may occur in phrases where the designation itself is being discussed, or in official texts that describe appointments as such. The singular form is nimitykseksi; the plural is nimityksiksi.

Usage: Nimitykseksi is most common in administrative, legal, and formal academic writing. It is typical to see it in documents that describe a designation in a general sense or in statements about roles, rather than in everyday speech, where nimitetty and specific role forms are more common. Examples of translative forms used with different nouns illustrate its function, for instance professoriksi, johtajaksi.

Etymology and related forms: Nimitykseksi is formed from nimitys, which comes from the verb nimittää, meaning to appoint or designate. Related forms include nimitys (appointment), nimittäminen (the act of appointing), nimetty (appointed). The translative -ksi contrasts with the essive -nä used for “as” in continuous states.