tähdellistä

Tähdellistä is a Finnish adjective form used to describe something star-like or celestial, typically in a descriptive or literary context. It is the partitive singular inflection of the underlying adjective tähdellinen, and it arises when the noun it modifies appears in the partitive case, as is common in Finnish grammar.

Etymology and formation: The word is built from the root tähti, meaning star, combined with the derivational suffix -ellinen to form an adjective meaning "starry" or "star-related." The partitive singular ending -stä/-stä yields tähdellistä when the noun it modifies is in partitive, for example tähdellistä valoa or tähdellistä taivasta.

Usage: Tähdellistä is most often found in poetic or descriptive Finnish. It describes a quality of brightness, abundance of stars, or celestial atmosphere. Examples include:

- tähdellistä valoa (starry light)

- tähdellistä taivasta (starry sky)

Grammatical notes: As with other Finnish adjectives, tähdellistä agrees with the noun in number and case. The form shown here is specifically the partitive singular; other cases or numbers require different inflections of the adjective.

Relation to related terms: The root tähti (star) connects tähdellistä to other star-related terms, such as tähti, tähdistö, and tähdellinen. The word tähdellinen itself is a more general descriptor of star-like or stellar qualities, while tähdellistä represents the partitive form used in particular syntactic contexts.

See also: tähti; tähtellinen; tähtikuva; tähtitaivas.