värinsä

värinsä is a Finnish morphological form that translates roughly to "its color." It is formed from the noun väri, meaning color, combined with the third-person possessive suffix -nsä. In grammatical terms, värinsä functions as a possessive noun phrase rather than a standalone noun, used to refer to the color of something without repeating the possessed noun.

The form exemplifies Finnish possessive construction, where the -nsä suffix marks third-person ownership and is attached to the possessed noun. This creates a compact way to indicate “the color of it,” “its color,” or “its colors,” depending on context. Because Finnish uses vowel harmony and nominal morphology, värinsä is integrated as a single, inseparable unit in sentences.

Usage notes include that värinsä tends to appear in descriptive or stylistic contexts, often to avoid repeating the head noun or in child-directed or literary language. In ordinary prose, speakers may prefer the more explicit väri + possessive construction (for example, its color is red) unless a concise or emphatic effect is desired. Since värinsä is a derivational form rather than a separate lexical entry, it is typically treated as a variant of väri rather than a standalone word in dictionaries.

Related forms include väri (color) and the general 3rd-person possessive suffix -nsä. Variants may occur with different possessors or in compounds, but värinsä remains rooted in the same color-focused meaning. See also Finnish grammar and noun-phrase structure for further context.