Kehikoiden

Kehikoiden is a Finnish noun form corresponding to the plural genitive of kehikko, which means a frame, skeleton, or structural framework. In standard modern Finnish, the usual genitive plural is kehikkojen, and kehikoiden appears primarily in older texts, dialectal usage, or poetic contexts where historical or variant endings are retained.

The form originates from older Finnish and various dialects where the genitive plural could be expressed with endings like -iden. In contemporary everyday usage, kehikkojen is the preferred form, but kehikoiden can still be found in historical writings, regional variants, or literary styles that draw on traditional inflection patterns.

In practice, kehikoiden is encountered mainly in written sources rather than in colloquial speech. When referring to multiple frames in modern Finnish, most writers would use kehikkojen, for example in phrases like kehikkojen rakentaminen (construction of frames) or kehikkojen tuki (the support of the frames). If kehikoiden appears, it typically marks a stylistic or regional nuance rather than standard grammar.

See also: kehikko, Finnish noun declension, Finnish dialects, Finnish orthography.