Ihmisperäisissä

Ihmisperäisissä is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective ihmisperäinen, meaning human-derived or humanoid. The term is used mainly in technical, scientific, or speculative contexts to describe objects, systems, or phenomena that originate from humans or resemble human characteristics. For example, in biology one might refer to ihmissperäisissä soluissa meaning “in human-derived cells,” and in robotics or science fiction one might speak of ihmisperäisissä robottimuodoissa, or “in humanoid forms.”

Etymology and form: The word is a compound built from ihmis- (from ihminen, human) and peräinen/peräinen meaning derived or originating. As an -inen adjective, it inflects like other Finnish adjectives and combines with case endings. The inessive plural ending -is- + -sä yields -isissä, as in ihmisperäisissä. This form appears when describing multiple items located in or characterized by the human-derived quality, e.g., “ihmisperäisissä soluissa” (in human-derived cells).

Usage notes: Ihmisperäisissä is most common in fields such as biotechnology, anthropology, and literary or media contexts discussing humanoid or human-origin traits. It is typically contrasted with eläinperäinen (animal-derived) or keinotekoinen (artificial) to distinguish origin or resemblance. While not everyday vocabulary, the term is established in specialized Finnish discourse and can appear in research reports, technical writing, and genre fiction.

See also: ihminen, humanoidi, solu, bioteknologia, robotiikka.