Aikuisilta

Aikuisilta is a Finnish noun form meaning "from the adults" or "by the adults." It is the elative plural form of the noun aikuinen (adult). In Finnish, the elative case expresses origin or source, so aikuisilta is used when referring to information, opinions, statements, or actions that come from adults rather than from other groups such as children.

The form is used to indicate the source of something in plural, when the subject providing the information is understood to be adults. For example, aikuisilta saatiin runsaasti neuvoja means that adults provided a large amount of advice. Another example is kyselyn vastaukset tulivat aikuisilta, indicating that the responses in a survey came from adults.

Related forms include aikuiselta (from an adult, singular elative), aikuisille (to or for adults, allative plural), and aikuisilla (on/at the adults, adessive plural). These forms are used to express different directions of origin, destination, possession, or location with the same root.

In usage, aikuisilta often appears in research, discussions, or reports that compare input from adults with input from other groups (for example, children or youths). It is a neutral, factual way to attribute statements, opinions, or data to adult sources. The term is common in Finnish writing and speech when the distinction between sources is relevant to the context.