ruuvista

Ruuvista is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “from the screw.” It is the elative case of the noun ruuvi, which refers to a screw or a screw thread. In Finnish, the elative case expresses origin, source, or movement away from something, so ruuvista is used to indicate something that comes from or originates in a screw, or action related to the screw.

Etymology and forms: The word ruuvista is formed from ruuvi with the elative suffix -sta/-stä. In plural terms, the corresponding elative form is ruuveista (from the screws). Other related forms include ruuvi (singular nominative), ruuvin (genitive singular), and ruuveja/ruuveja (plural forms in other cases). The elative form appears frequently in technical, mechanical, and everyday language when describing actions or phenomena connected to screws, such as loosening, wear, or source attribution.

Usage: Ruuvista commonly appears in contexts such as repair manuals, assembly instructions, and mechanical discussion. It can mark the source or cause of an issue (“vika voi johtua ruuvista” — the fault may be due to the screw) or describe an action associated with a screw (“ruuvista irtoaminen” — loosening from the screw). It also can introduce descriptors like “ruuvista kuuluva narina” (a creak coming from the screw) or similar phrases indicating origin.

See also: ruuvi (screw), ruuvin, ruuveista (plural elative of ruuvi), Finnish grammar and cases, mechanical terminology.