Hiihtäjien

Hiihtäjien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun hiihtäjä, meaning skier. It is used to indicate possession or association with a group of skiers, for example in phrases referring to activities, events, or organizations involving multiple skiers. The corresponding nominative plural is hiihtäjät, which is used when the group is the subject of a sentence.

In Finnish, the genitive plural suffix for hiihtäjä is -ien, yielding hiihtäjien. This form is commonly found in headlines, titles, and compound noun phrases to express “of the skiers” or “the skiers’.” For instance, hiihtäjien kilpailut means the skiers’ competitions, and hiihtäjien valmennusohjelma refers to a coaching program intended for skiers.

Typical usage contexts include sports reporting, organizational names, and descriptive titles. Hiihtäjien kilpailut, hiihtäjien harjoitukset, and hiihtäjien kokoonpanot are examples where the genitive plural signals that the mentioned activities or groups pertain to skiers as a collective. The term is not a standalone entity but a grammatical form used to link a noun to a possessive or relational phrase.

See also: hiihtäjä (skier), hiihtäjät (the skiers), Finnish genitive plural formations, Finnish grammar.