Deformeeraantuneista

Deformeeraantuneista is a Finnish elative plural form of the adjective deformeeraantunut, meaning “the deformed ones.” It is used to refer to a group of objects or beings that have undergone deformation, with the elative case signaling origin or source, as in “from the deformed ones.”

Etymology and formation: The term derives from the verb deformeeraantua, meaning “to become deformed,” with the past participle deformeeraantunut (“deformed”). The elative plural suffix -ista/ -istä attaches to the stem, producing deformeeraantuneista. In Finnish, adjectives and participles agree in case and number with the nouns they modify, so deformeeraantuneista typically precedes or accompanies a noun in the same elative plural form (for example, deformeeraantuneista meteoriiteista, from the deformed meteorites).

Usage: Deformeeraantuneista is primarily used in written or technical Finnish—such as scientific, medical, or descriptive prose—to delineate a subset of items characterized by deformation. It functions to specify the source of samples, observations, or comparisons, rather than to label a fixed category.

Variants: Related forms include deformeeraantuneet (nominative plural, “the deformed”), deformeeraantuneita (partitive plural, “deformed ones” as a direct object), and deformeeraantuneiden (genitive plural, “of the deformed ones”). The choice depends on the grammatical role and case required by the sentence.

Examples:

- Tutkimus sisälsi näytteiden ottamisen deformeeraantuneista meteoriiteista.

- Eri ryhmien vertailussa huomattiin eroja deformeeraantuneista kasveista peräisin olevissa soluissa.