perintänä

Perintönä is a Finnish adverb formed from the noun perintö (inheritance) with the essive suffix -nä, meaning "as an inheritance" or "inherited." It is used to indicate that something has been received, acquired, or exists through inheritance, rather than through direct action or purchase. The expression can describe property, rights, objects, or statuses that pass from one generation to another.

In usage, perintönä typically accompanies verbs or phrases that specify transfer or status. Common examples include talon perintönä or omaisuus siirtyi perintönä perilliselle, both conveying that the item or property moved through inheritance. It can also appear in more literary or formal contexts to emphasize lineage or legacy, rather than immediate acquisition.

Grammatically, perintönä is an essive form derived from perintö, and it often appears in clauses where the inheritance is the source or mode of obtaining something. It is distinct from perinnöllinen (hereditary) or perintöön liittyvä (related to inheritance) and from legal terms that describe the act of bequeathing or bequeathed property.

See also: perintö, perillinen, perinnöllinen, perimä, testamentti. Perintönä is most commonly encountered in Finnish prose and legal-language passages when highlighting that a possession or right originated as part of an inheritance or was received from ancestors.