tölkistä

tölkistä is the elative singular form of the Finnish noun tölkki, meaning a metal can or tin can. The elative case marks movement from or origin in relation to the noun, and in practical Finnish it often translates to “from the can” or “out of the can.” The form tölkistä is the standard elative singular used with this noun in contemporary Finnish.

Formation and usage: The stem tölkki takes the elative suffix -stä/-stä in accordance with Finnish case endings, producing tölkistä. This follows the general pattern of adding the elative to a noun ending in a consonant cluster, with the appropriate vowel harmony applied. In normal speech, tölkistä appears in contexts describing the source of contents or objects that are poured, taken, or used from a can.

Common contexts and examples: The elative is frequently used with verbs describing actions involving the container’s contents. Examples include: “Kaada mehu tölkistä lasiin” (Pour the juice from the can into the glass) and “Söin keittoa tölkistä” (I ate soup from the can). It can also occur in phrases indicating origin of a substance or item that is read or examined as coming from a can, such as “Otin juomaa tölkistä.”

Notes: In Finnish, the elative is one of several cases expressing origin or source, and tölkistä is specifically used for can-related references. As with other elative forms, pronunciation and spelling reflect Finnish vowel harmony and consonant structure, but tölkistä is the standard and most common form for this noun. See also Finnish grammar resources on the elative case for broader context.