pienikokoisiksi

Pienikokoisiksi is a Finnish translative plural form of the adjective pienikokoinen, meaning small-sized or compact. It is used to express a change into smaller size or to describe items regarded as small-sized when referring to multiple objects.

Morphology and usage: The base form is pienikokoinen (singular) or pienikokoiset (plural). To create the translative plural, Finnish appends the suffix -ksi and marks number, yielding pienikokoisiksi. The translative expresses becoming or being regarded as something, typically in constructions with verbs that denote change, such as muuttua (to become) or tehdä (to make).

Contexts and examples: Pienikokoisiksi is common in technical, manufacturing, and design contexts where products, components, or organisms are characterized by a shift to smaller size. Examples include: Laitteet, jotka olivat aiemmin suuria, muutettiin pienikokoisiksi. Kasveja kasvatettiin pienikokoisiksi koristekasveiksi. In these sentences, multiple items are described as having become small-sized.

Etymology and related forms: The word combines pieni- (small) and -kokoinen (size/shape) to form pienikokoinen. The translative suffix -ksi indicates a change of state, and the plural form disambiguates agreement with a plural subject. Related forms include pienikokoinen (singular nominative), pienikokoisia (partitive plural), and other translative forms for different numbers.

See also: pienikokoinen, translative case in Finnish, and related descriptive adjectives used to convey size and packaging distinctions.