vuoroksi

Vuoroksi is the translative case form of the Finnish noun vuoro. In Finnish grammar, the translative suffix -ksi marks a change of state or role, roughly translating to “into becoming” in English. Therefore vuoroksi conveys a sense of turning into a turn, a shift in function, or a newly assumed state that is derived from the base noun vuoro.

The root vuoro has several senses in Finnish, including a turn in a sequence, a shift or duty, and a time slot. The translative form vuoroksi is used primarily in descriptive, theoretical, or linguistic contexts to discuss a hypothetical or generic change of state. It is not a common everyday form in ordinary speech, and its usage tends to appear in grammars, language descriptions, or analyses of Finnish case systems rather than in casual conversation.

Phonology and orthography follow standard Finnish rules: vuoroksi is pronounced with a long vowel in the first syllable, [ˈʋuːroksi], with the stress on the first syllable.

In summary, vuoroksi is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It illustrates how Finnish uses the translative case to express becoming or turning into a different state, specifically deriving from the noun vuoro. For further context, see translative case, Finnish grammar, and the lemma vuoro.