Editioihin

Editioihin is a Finnish term used in textual criticism and bibliography to refer to multiple editions of a text. Derived from Latin editio, meaning edition or publication, editioihin is the plural form used in Finnish when discussing more than one edition in a single context. In scholarly writing, researchers compare editioihin to document how a text has been transmitted, noting differences in readings, apparatus, and pagination.

Etymology and morphology: Editio is a Latin loanword; Finnish forms such as editioihin combine the stem with suffixes to indicate plurality and relation. The form editioihin signals references to several editions, and is most common in Finnish-language bibliographies and critical apparatus notes. In English-language texts, the word editions is used instead.

Related concepts: In textual criticism, notable terms include editio princeps (the first printed edition) and editio maior (a fuller edition), as well as critical editions that aim to establish a scholarly text. The term editioihin thus embodies cross-linguistic scholarly practice in describing the editorial history of a work.