ottaatyyppisestä

Ottaatyypisestä is a Finnish term that appears in linguistic discussions to describe a specific type of adjective formation. It refers to an adjective created from the verb ottaa “to take” combined with the suffix -tyyppinen, meaning “of the type” or “typical of,” and then inflected in the elative case with the ending -isestä. This results in forms such as ot taatyyppisestä, used to describe phrases where the attribute concerns a “taking-type” characteristic and is linked to a noun in the elative case.

Etymology and morphology: The form ot taatyyppinen combines the root otta- (from ottaa) with the descriptive suffix -tyyppinen. The elative inflection -isestä marks the starting point or source in Finnish grammar, so ot taatyyppisestä modifies a following noun in phrases like “ottaatyyppisestä ilmaisusta” (from a taking-type expression). The construction illustrates how Finnish permits derivational adjectives based on verbs and how case endings interact with such adjectives in noun phrases.

Usage and context: Ottaatyypisestä is not a common everyday word. It is primarily encountered in theoretical or descriptive linguistics, where researchers discuss the productivity and interpretation of derivational adjective formations and their inflectional behavior. The term serves as an example of how verb-based adjectives can participate in Finnish case systems and typological descriptions, rather than as a standard lexical item.

Examples:

- ot taatyyppisestä ilmaisusta (from a taking-type expression)

- ot taatyyppisestä lähestymistavasta (from a taking-type approach)

See also: tyypinen, -tyyppinen suffix, elative case (Finnish grammar), Finnish derivational morphology.