virittäytyvä

virittäytyvä is a Finnish adjective deriving from the verb virittää, which means "to tune" or "to adjust". The form virittäytyvä literally denotes something that can be or is able to be tuned or adapted. It is often used to describe musical instruments, mechanical devices, or systems that allow adjustment of their performance characteristics.

In musical contexts, a virittäytyvä instrument is typically one that is designed to be retuned easily by the performer. Examples include certain antique harps, lutes, and stringed instruments that incorporate adjustable bridges or posts. The term can also apply to modern keyboards or electronic synthesizers that feature dynamic tuning settings or MIDI-controlled pitch adjustments.

Beyond music, virittäytyvä is applied to engineering and technology. For instance, an adjustable motor controller that can be fine‑tuned to achieve a specific rpm range might be described as virittäytyvä. In software, a configuration system that permits runtime parameter adjustments is sometimes referred to in the same way.

Usage in literary Finnish is relatively rare compared to the noun virittely (tuning), yet it appears in technical manuals, product descriptions, and musical literature. The word exemplifies the Finnish language's capacity to form compound adjectives that describe functional adaptability succinctly.