sekuntikellolla

Sekuntikellolla is the adessive singular form of the Finnish word sekuntikello, meaning a stopwatch. In Finnish grammar, the adessive case marks means or instruments, so sekuntikellolla translates to “with a stopwatch” or “by means of a stopwatch.” It is used to describe how timing is performed or measured in various contexts.

Etymology: The compound sekuntikello combines sekunti (second) and kello (clock). The adessive form sekuntikellolla follows the Finnish rule for instrumental or means, indicating that the stopwatch is the instrument used.

Usage: Sekuntikellolla appears in contexts requiring precise timing, such as experiments, sports timing, or other measurements where a stopwatch is used to determine duration. Examples include: “Aika mitattiin sekuntikellolla” (Time was measured with a stopwatch) and “Kilpailun tulokset mitattiin sekuntikellolla” (The competition results were timed with a stopwatch). It can also be used in phrases like “Sekuntikellon käyttö” (the use of a stopwatch) to emphasize the instrument in timing procedures.

Notes: This form does not introduce a different concept from sekuntikello; rather, it is the instrumental/instrumental adessive case used to indicate the means by which timing is performed. In everyday speech, the base noun sekuntikello may often be used with different constructions, but sekuntikellolla explicitly signals the stopwatch as the timing instrument.

See also: sekuntikello; time measurement; Finnish grammar (adessive/instrumental case).