syttyvä

Syttyvää is a Finnish adjective form meaning "flammable" or "ignitable." It is the partitive singular form of syttyvä, an adjective derived from the verb syttyä, "to ignite" or "to catch fire." The form syttyvää is used in contexts that require the partitive case—commonly in descriptions of substances, materials, or situations that can catch fire under normal conditions.

Etymology and grammar: syttyvä is formed from the verb stem sytty- and the adjectival suffix -vä; the partitive syttyvää is used after certain verbs, with quantities, or in predicates where partitive is grammatically required. A simple example is the sentence "Tämä aine on syttyvää," meaning "This substance is flammable."

Usage: syttyvää appears in safety warnings, technical specifications, and everyday speech to flag fire risk. It often occurs alongside other hazard terms in labeling and standards, and is distinct from palava, which typically describes something already burning. Variants and related expressions include erittäin syttyvä (highly flammable) and helposti syttyvä (easily ignited).

Pronunciation follows Finnish phonology, with stress on the first syllable. As a common term in Finnish safety communication, syttyvää conveys a clear warning about a material's propensity to ignite and is important in contexts ranging from household product labels to industrial safety documentation.