öljymäisinä

Öljymäisinä is a Finnish inflected form derived from the adjective öljymäinen, meaning oil-like. In Finnish grammar, it represents the plural essive form of the adjective and is used to describe a temporary state or role of multiple referents described as oil-like.

Morphology and forms: The base öljymäinen forms the stem öljymäis-. By adding the plural essive suffix -inä (or -inä), the form becomes öljymäisinä. The singular essive would be öljymäisenä, and the nominative plural form of the adjective itself would be öljymäiset when used as a plain adjective before a plural noun.

Usage: Öljymäisinä occurs mainly in descriptive prose, linguistic explanations, or poetic language. It marks that several entities share an oil-like state or appearance. Typical constructions involve a plural subject, such as a set of surfaces, coatings, or textures described as oil-like. For example: Pinnat olivat öljymäisinä, meaning that the surfaces appeared oil-like. The form conveys a temporary or situational quality rather than a permanent attribute.

Relation to related forms: Öljymäisinä is part of a broader pattern of -mäinen adjectives in Finnish, which describe likeness or resemblance. Related forms include öljymäinen (oil-like) in the singular, öljymäisenä (singular essive), and öljymäiset (nominative plural). The essive case, expressed here in plural, indicates a state of being or condition during a specific context.

See also: Finnish grammar, essive case, adjectives in Finnish, word-formation with -mäinen.