Kokoelmien

Kokoelmien is a Finnish grammatical form that represents the genitive plural of kokoelma, meaning collection. It is used to indicate possession or a relationship to more than one collection, for example when describing the contents, value, or management of several collections.

In Finnish, the genitive plural suffix -ien is used after a noun to show belonging or association with multiple items. Therefore kokoelmien is used in phrases such as “kokoelmien arvo” (the value of the collections), “kokoelmien hallinta” (the management of the collections) and “kokoelmien sisältö” (the contents of the collections). The form helps distinguish possession by a group of collections from the bare plural subject.

Kokoelmien можна be contrasted with kokoelmat, the nominative plural meaning “collections” as a subject or topic. For example, “Kokoelmat ovat laajoja” uses kokoelmat, while “Kokoelmien arvo on kasvanut” uses kokoelmien to express possession.

Usage notes:

- Kokoelmien denotes ownership or relation to multiple collections, and it commonly appears in academic, museum, and library contexts.

- It can modify nouns that describe attributes of the collections, such as arvo (value), koko (size/extent), sisältö (contents), tai hakutoiminnot (search functions) in a possessive sense.

See also: kokoelma, kokoelmat.