Epämuodostuneen

Epämuodostuneen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective epämuodostunut, meaning malformed or deformed. The adjective describes something that is not formed properly, and it is commonly used in medical, anatomical, and biological contexts to refer to anomalies or deformities.

Etymology and grammar: epämuodostunut is formed from the prefix epä- (not, un-) and the verb muodostua (to be formed, to develop). The genitive singular ending for adjectives in Finnish typically becomes -en, yielding epämuodostuneen. This form is used to modify a noun in genitive case, for example in phrases like epämäodostuneen sikiön kehitys or epämuodostuneen käden rakenne, where the noun that follows is in genitive.

Usage: The form epämuodostuneen appears in contexts where ownership, relation, or association needs to be expressed grammatically through the genitive. In practice, it is most often found in technical or clinical writing, such as pathology reports, embryology discussions, or anatomical descriptions, where one speaks of the development, structure, or condition of an object that is deformed. The base adjective epämuodostunut has related forms, including the noun epämuodostuma (a deformity) and the abstract noun epämuodostuneisuus (malformation).

Notes: As a descriptive term, epämuodostunut and its inflected form epämuodostuneen are neutral and technical. They should be used with care in non-technical writing to avoid insensitivity when referring to individuals or conditions.

See also: epämuodostuma, epämuodostuneisuus, muoto, tofoitoja.