palloiksi

Palloiksi is the translative plural form of the Finnish noun pallo, meaning ball. In Finnish, the translative case marks a change of state or a transformation into something. Therefore palloiksi is used to express “into balls” when referring to more than one ball.

Morphology and usage: The base stem is pallo-, and the translative plural suffix is -iksi, giving palloiksi. The corresponding singular form is palloksi. The word is most commonly found in technical, descriptive, or manufacturing contexts where objects are described as being formed or transformed into multiple ball-shaped units. It can also appear in metaphorical or speculative writing to describe a shift into a ball-like state.

Examples and context: A typical usage is in a sentence describing a process that produces several ball-shaped pieces, for example: Materiaalista puristettiin useiksi palloksi. This illustrates the sense of producing or transforming material into multiple balls. The term can also appear in explanations of grammar or linguistic discussion about the translative plural form.

Relation to other terms: Palloiksi is linked to palloksi (singular) and to the general Finnish translative case, which indicates change into a specified form. It is categorized under nouns in translative plural usage and is part of standard Finnish grammar.

Notes: The form is mostly confined to formal, technical, or descriptive prose. In everyday speech, speakers more often describe the result using other constructions or simpler phrases. See also pallo, palloksi, translative case.