siveltäviksi

Siveltäviksi is a Finnish linguistic form that would be analyzed mainly in grammar descriptions rather than as a common word in everyday speech. It represents a potential translative plural construction, illustrating how a root associated with brushing or brushes can take the suffix -viksi to express a state of becoming or designation in the plural.

Morphology and meaning

The form is built from a stem related to brushing or a brush tool, combined with the translative suffix -ksi, here appearing in the plural as -viksi. In Finnish, the translative case often expresses change into something or a designation, and the plural -viksi would, in theory, convey “into brushes” or “to become brushes” for multiple items. The exact meaning of siveltäviksi is therefore highly context-dependent and largely theoretical outside of linguistic discussion.

Usage and attestation

Siveltäviksi is not a standard lexical item in contemporary Finnish. It is primarily of interest to students of Finnish morphology and to linguists as an example of how the translative plural can be formed and analyzed. In normal writing, native speakers would typically avoid such an inflected form unless illustrating a specific grammatical point.

See also

Finnish grammar, translative case, Finnish noun and verb derivation, suffixes -ksi and -viksi.