sanakohtaisia

Sanakohtaisia is a Finnish adjective used in linguistics and lexicography to describe phenomena, items, or analyses that pertain to individual words or terms rather than to larger linguistic units such as phrases or sentences. It is used to mark lexical-level aspects, including word forms, meanings, and dictionary entries, where attention focuses on single words as discrete units.

The word is formed from sana (word) and kohta (point, item, entry) with the adjectival suffix -inen, yielding sanakohtainen; sanakohtaisia is the plural partitive form. In practice, sanakohtaisia refers to multiple lexical items or aspects that relate specifically to words.

In academic writing, sanakohtaisia descriptions are common in discussions of morphology, semasiology, or lexicography, where researchers distinguish word-specific features from syntactic or semantic patterns that operate over larger spans. The term often appears in Finnish-language sources and may be translated as "lexical" or "word-related" in English-language texts.

Examples include sanakohtaisia määritelmiä (word-specific definitions) and sanakohtaisia sanaluokan kuvauksia (descriptions of word classes) used in teaching materials and dictionary entries. The term is not universally standardized, and its use varies by author and text; it tends to be more common in Finnish-language sources and may be translated depending on context.

See also: lexeme, lemma, lexicography, Finnish morphology.