peittyneitä

Peittyneitä is a Finnish grammatical form used to describe nouns that have been covered or veiled. It is the plural partitive form derived from the participle peittynyt, and functions as an adjective in front of or after a noun in descriptive text. The word is most commonly found in written Finnish, such as nature writing, journalism, and prose, where speakers want to convey that an object has received a covering.

From a linguistic perspective, peittyneitä can attach to a wide range of nouns to express various kinds of coverings. This includes natural coverings like snow or fog, as well as man-made or figurative coverings such as dust, cloth, or a veil of anonymity. Because it is a participial form, peittyneitä often occurs in contexts where a speaker wants to emphasize the result of the covering rather than the process.

Examples of usage include phrases like peittyneitä puita lumipeitteessä, peittyneitä rakennuksia sumun keskellä, or peittyneitä katseita. In these cases the phrase conveys that the trees, buildings, or gazes have been covered by a layer or veil, creating a specific visual or atmospheric effect. In everyday speech, speakers might opt for simpler expressions such as peitetty or peittävä, depending on the nuance they wish to express.

See also

peittäminen, peittävä, peitelty, lumipeite, sumu. These related terms cover the acts and states of covering, and provide alternative ways to describe similar phenomena in Finnish.