väliseksi

Väliseksi is a Finnish word-form that is primarily found in historical or formal-language contexts. It represents the translative form of a stem related to väli, meaning “between” or “intermediate,” and it conveys a sense of acting “as an intermediary” or “in the capacity of being between.” Because it is not a common standalone lexical item in contemporary Finnish, väliseksi is mainly encountered in linguistic descriptions or older texts.

Etymology and form: The form väliseksi arises from the combination of the stem related to väli and the translative suffix -ksi, which in Finnish marks becoming or functioning in a certain role. The underlying idea is to designate someone or something that serves as a intermediary between two parties or elements.

Usage and register: In modern Finnish, the concept of acting as an intermediary is more often expressed with other words such as välimies (mediator/arbitrator) or välittäjä (broker/mediator). Väliseksi tends to appear in scholarly discussions of Finnish morphology or in historical specimens of the language, rather than in everyday speech. When it does appear, it is typically in a grammatical or descriptive sense rather than as a fixed, widely used term.

Related terms: Väli (between), välimies (mediator/arbitrator), and välittäjä (mediator). The translative -ksi is a productive suffix in Finnish, used with various stems to express becoming or functioning in a particular role.

See also: Väli, välimies, välittäjä. References are found in Finnish grammar resources and dictionaries that discuss translative forms and the väli- stem.