Kokonaisista

Kokonaisista is a Finnish word that functions as the elative plural form of the adjective kokonainen, meaning “the whole” or “entire.” It is used to describe something relating to or derived from the entire set of parts or elements in question.

In Finnish grammar, kokonaisista appears when an adjective modifies a plural noun in the elative case (from the whole parts). Its presence signals that the reference is to the entirety of multiple components rather than to individual parts. The form is typically found in formal or descriptive contexts, especially in technical or analytical writing.

Common usage involves phrases such as kokonaisista osista or kokonaisista osista koostuva, where the adjective refers to the set of parts as a whole. For example, a sentence might describe a system as “kokonaisista osista koostuva,” meaning it is composed of the entire set of components, or “kokonaisista osista koostuva analyysi,” meaning an analysis based on the complete set of parts.

Etymology traces kokonaisista to the root koko, meaning “whole,” combined with the adjective-forming suffix -ainen to yield kokonainen, and finally the plural elative suffix -ista/-istä. The word is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry with meaning beyond “of the whole” in plural contexts.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, cases and plural forms, elative case, word formation in Finnish.