pisteellisiä

Pisteellisiä is a Finnish adjective meaning dotted or dot-patterned. It is formed from the noun piste (dot, point) and the derivational suffix -ellinen, which yields adjectives describing something that has the characteristic of the base element.

Usage and grammar: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. Pisteellisiä is the plural partitive form, used with plural nouns in partitive: for example, pisteellisiä kuvioita (dotted patterns) or pisteellisiä viivoja (dotted lines). In the singular nominative, the form is pisteellinen (for a single dotted item, e.g., pisteellinen kuvio). In predicative position, one might say “Kuvio on pisteellinen” (The pattern is dotted).

Contexts and nuances: The term is common in design, printing, textiles, and data visualization, where a surface, pattern, or set of marks is described as consisting of or resembling dots. It can refer to textures, borders, or motifs that use small points rather than solid lines or fills. While broadly understood, pisteellisiä is most natural in contexts that discuss visual patterns rather than abstract qualities.

Related terms: piste (dot/point) is the root; related nouns include pisteellisyys (dottedness) and other -ellinen adjectives such as viivoellinen (lined), kuviollinen (patterned). See also pisteytys (scoring) and general discussions of point-based patterns in Finnish.

Examples:

- Kuvio on pisteellinen. (The pattern is dotted.)

- Kuvioita on pisteellisiä. (There are dotted patterns.)

- Pinta on pisteellisiä merkkejä täynnä. (The surface is filled with dotted marks.)