päätteisen
Päätteinen is a Finnish linguistic term meaning suffixal or ending-based. It is formed from the stem päätte- meaning “ending, suffix” and the adjectival suffix -inen, producing an adjective used to describe morphology that relies on attaching endings to a word stem. In linguistic descriptions, päätteinen characterizes forms that are produced primarily through suffixation.
In usage, päätteinen describes systems where grammatical information is encoded mainly by endings, rather than by
Examples often cited in Finnish linguistic practice illustrate suffixal formation rather than individual words. For instance,
Etymology and usage notes: päätteinen derives from päätte- “ending, suffix” with the typical Finnish adjectival suffix