sokeutta

Sokeutta is the partitive singular form of the Finnish noun sokeus, meaning blindness. It can refer to physical blindness as a medical condition or to a metaphorical form of blindness, such as willful ignorance or a lack of awareness. In Finnish, the partitive form sokeutta is used in contexts where the object is indefinite or not counted, while the nominative sokeus is used for a definite or simple concept of blindness.

The term appears in medical descriptions of visual impairment as well as in philosophical, literary, or political discussions about perception and awareness. It is common in phrases that describe causes or manifestations of blindness, as well as in discussions about cognitive or moral blindness. The partitive form allows speakers to talk about blindness in an abstract or non-countable sense.

Etymology and related terms: sokeutta derives from sokea (blind) with the nominalizing suffix -us to form sokeus; the partitive suffix -tta yields sokeutta. Related concepts include sokeus (blindness) and näkövammaisuus (visual disability) in contemporary language. The word can be used both literally and figuratively, reflecting how perception and awareness are framed in different contexts.