Jyrkkien

Jyrkkien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective jyrkkä, meaning “steep” or “precipitous.” In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so jyrkkä becomes jyrkkien when describing plural nouns in the genitive case. The form is commonly found in descriptive phrases such as jyrkkien rinteiden or jyrkkien kallioiden, where both the adjective and the noun are in genitive plural.

Usage and context

Jyrkkien typically appears in geographical, geological, or descriptive writing to characterize features like slopes, cliffs, or terrain. Examples include phrases such as jyrkkien rinteiden koostumus (the composition of the steep slopes) or jyrkkien kallioiden muoto (the shape of the steep cliffs). Because it functions as an attributive modifier, jyrkkien almost always precedes the noun in the noun phrase and is not generally used as a standalone word.

Semantic nuance

The term conveys a qualitative assessment of terrain and is often used in scientific or travel writing to indicate challenging or precipitous landscapes. Its precise sense depends on the head noun (e.g., rinteet, kallio, vuoristo) and the surrounding grammatical structure.

Notable points

Jyrkkien is not a widely used stand-alone term or name, and it does not refer to a specific entity. It is primarily a grammatical inflection used to describe plural, genitive phrases in Finnish.

See also

Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, noun phrases in Finnish, genitive case.