pienemmältä

Pienemmältä is a Finnish word that functions as an allative case of the adjective "pieni." In Finnish grammar, the allative case typically indicates movement towards a location or a state of being. Therefore, "pienemmältä" literally translates to "from a smaller one" or "from a smaller place."

The adjective "pieni" means small. When it is inflected into the comparative form, it becomes "pienempi," meaning smaller. The addition of the "-ltä" ending signifies the elative case, which denotes movement away from something. Thus, "pienemmältä" specifically means "from a smaller one" or "from a smaller place."

This form is used in sentences where the speaker is indicating origin or departure from something that is smaller than something else previously mentioned or implied. For example, one might say "Tämä kuppi on pienemmältä" meaning "This cup is from a smaller one," perhaps referring to a set where this cup came from a smaller part of the set. Another context could be "Hän tuli pienemmältä polulta," translating to "He came from a smaller path." The exact nuance depends heavily on the surrounding context of the sentence. It is a grammatical form that requires understanding of Finnish case endings and comparative adjective formation.