Dawkinsin

Dawkinsin is the Finnish genitive form of the English surname Dawkins. It is used to indicate possession or attribution in Finnish phrases referring to something associated with a person named Dawkins, such as a work, idea, or property. The genitive is formed by adding the suffix -in to the stem Dawkins, yielding Dawkinsin. Thus, Dawkinsin teos means a work by Dawkins, and Dawkinsin näkökulma means Dawkins’s perspective.

Dawkinsin is not a standalone name or term; it functions as a grammatical marker within a noun phrase. In Finnish writing about Dawkins, you will often encounter Dawkinsin + noun to indicate that the noun belongs to or is produced by Dawkins. The usage mirrors the broader pattern of inflecting borrowed surnames with the Finnish genitive, such as Darwinin or Newtonin.

Overall, Dawkinsin serves as a standard linguistic tool in Finnish to attribute authorship, ownership, or association to the person Dawkins, without altering the base surname beyond the regular genitive inflection.