putkimaiselta

Putkimaiselta is the elative singular form of the Finnish adjective putkimainen, meaning pipe‑like or tubular. The base adjective describes something that resembles a pipe in shape or texture, and the elative form putkimaiselta is used to describe appearance or characteristics in certain contexts, such as when commenting on how something looks.

Etymology and formation: Putkimainen is formed from the noun putki (pipe) with the -mainen suffix that creates adjectives meaning “like” or “resembling.” The elative singular of putkimainen is putkimaiselta, used after verbs that express appearance or perception, for example näyttää (to seem or look) or tuntua (to feel).

Usage: Putkimaiselta is typically encountered in descriptive or literary contexts and is used to convey that something resembles a pipe. It can appear in sentences like Se näyttää putkimaiselta (It looks pipe-like). As a case form, it is one of several inflected variants of putkimainen, used to express nuance in description rather than a separate lexical item.

Variants and related forms: The base form is putkimainen (nominative). Other inflected forms include putkimaisen (partitive/genitive-related forms) and plural variants such as putkimaiset (nominative plural).

See also: Finnish adjectives, -mainen suffix, putki (pipe).