timantiksi
Timantiksi is the translative form of the Finnish noun timantti, meaning diamond. In Finnish grammar, the translative case expresses a change of state or transformation into something, or a temporary role or status. Timantiksi is formed by adding the suffix -ksi to the stem timantti, yielding timantiksi. The form is used with verbs that denote becoming or turning into something.
The noun timantti itself is a loanword in Finnish, originating in Swedish diamant, which in turn comes
- Timantiksi is typically used with verbs of change, such as tulla or muuttua. For example: Hänestä
- The form can be used metaphorically to describe exceptional quality or transformation in literature, poetry, or
- Timantti, the base noun meaning diamond.
- Translative (Finnish), the grammatical case that forms timantiksi.