puolisesta

Puolisesta is a Finnish grammatical form, not a separate lexical entry. It is the elative singular form of the adjective puolinen, which means half or partial. As a result, puolisesta functions to express origin, source, or basis in a partial sense within a sentence. The exact meaning in English depends on context, since Finnish adjectives agree with the noun they modify and the same stem can carry different nuances.

In usage, puolisesta appears primarily in descriptive, technical, or literary contexts rather than everyday speech. It can occur in discussions of proportion, partiality, or derivation from part of something. Because it is an inflected form rather than a stand-alone word, its presence signals that a noun it would modify is in the elative case (from/about the half/partial part).

Morphologically, puolisesta is derived from puolinen (half/partial) with the standard elative suffix -sta/-stä attached to the stem, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and gender. The form illustrates how Finnish adjectives flex to convey grammatical relationships such as origin or perspective.

See also: puolinen, elative case, Finnish grammar, Finnish adjectives.

Note: Puolisesta is a relatively specialized form. It is most commonly encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammars, or texts that discuss proportion or partial origins, rather than in everyday conversational Finnish.