polttoaineelta

Polttoaineelta is the elative case form of the Finnish noun polttoaine, meaning fuel. In Finnish grammar, the elative is used to express origin, source, or movement away from something. Therefore polttoaineelta translates roughly as “from fuel” or “out of fuel,” depending on the context. The form is used with singular nouns; the corresponding elative for plural is polttoaineilta.

Common contexts for polttoaineelta include describing something that originates from fuel or indicating the source of a sensation or contamination. For example, in everyday language one can say that there is a smell of fuel: kodinhoitohuoneessa haisee polttoaineelta (“there is a smell of fuel in the utility room”). In technical or descriptive writing it can appear in phrases such as polttoaineelta peräisin oleva vuoto (“a leak originating from fuel”). The exact nuance depends on the surrounding words and the broader sentence structure.

Usage notes: polttoaineelta is typically used to mark origin or source rather than material composition. If you want to express that something is made from fuel, polttoaineesta is more appropriate, as it indicates material or substance from which something is made. Polttoaineelta thereby remains a form tied to origin, source, or movement away from the fuel, and its meaning is determined by context and the accompanying verbs or adjectives.