Inhimillisiltä

Inhimillisiltä is a Finnish inflected form derived from the adjective inhimillinen, which can be translated as humane or human‑like. The form is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in a non‑nominative grammatical case, reflecting a relation, origin, or source. In practice, inhimillisiltä appears in sentences where the subject or object is described as belonging to or coming from humane, human‑like, or ethical contexts.

Meaning and usage

The core sense of inhimillinen—humane, compassionate, or human‑like—drives the use of its inflected forms, including inhimillisiltä. The plural, non‑nominative form is common in written and spoken Finnish when contrasting or qualifying multiple entities. For example, phrases that point to origins or references in ethical or moral discussions may use inhimillisiltä lähteiltä or similar constructions to mean “from humane sources.” The exact case and meaning depend on the sentence structure and the noun it modifies.

Relation to related terms

The base form inhimillinen is contrasted with other related terms such as ihminen (human) and ihmisyys (humanness). Finnish adjectives in -llinen are routinely inflected across cases and numbers, producing forms like inhimilliset, inhimillisiä, and inhimillisiltä, each serving different grammatical roles within a sentence.

Etymology

The term stems from the noun ihminen (human) with the derivational suffix -llinen, yielding a meaning closely related to humane or human‑like. The inflected form inhimillisiltä is one of the many endings that Finnish uses to express case, number, and relation.

See also

inhimillinen, ihminen, ihmisyys, Finnish grammar