rouheisempia

Rouheisempia is a Finnish comparative adjective form meaning rougher, more rugged, or coarser. It is used when comparing multiple things or when the noun it modifies is in a plural form in many cases, especially in partitive constructions. The base adjective is rouhea (rough, coarse, rugged), and the comparative singular is rouhempi. In plural and certain cases you encounter forms like rouhempia and rouheisempia, depending on the grammatical role of the noun.

In usage, rouheisempia conveys a stronger sense of roughness than the base form. It can describe physical textures, surfaces or materials (for example, a rougher surface or coarser material), as well as metaphorical roughness in sound, style, or behavior. The nuance can range from simply less refined to more blunt, unpolished, or rugged.

Examples of typical contexts:

- Rouheisempia kuvia, meaning rougher pictures.

- Rouheisempia kysymyksiä, meaning rougher or more probing questions.

- Rouheisempia tekstejä, meaning rougher or less polished texts.

Notes on nuance: rouhea/rouheinen carries connotations of being unpolished, sturdy, or blunt. The comparative rouheisempia emphasizes that quality relative to another set of items. Finnish adjectives decline to match the noun in number and case, so the exact ending may change with different grammatical roles, but the underlying meaning remains “more rough.”

See also: rouhea, rouheinen, Finnish adjective comparatives.