Kulmikkaiden

Kulmikkaiden is a Finnish term formed from the adjective kulmikas, meaning angular or sharp-edged. In Finnish grammar, kulmikkaiden is the genitive plural form of kulmikas, used to indicate “of the angular ones” or, when modifying a noun, to emphasize angular characteristics. The term is not a recognized ethnonym or political group; it functions mainly as a descriptive phrase describing people, objects, or forms with pronounced angularity.

Etymology and form: The root kulm- comes from kulma, meaning corner or angle. The suffix -ikas creates the adjective kulmikas, and the genitive plural ending -iden yields kulmikkaiden. This combination allows phrases such as kulmikkaiden kasvojen piirteet (the angular features of the faces) or kulmikkaiden rakennusten linjat (the angular lines of the buildings).

Usage: Kulmikkaiden appears primarily in descriptive or literary Finnish. It is used when angularity is a salient trait, not as a social designation. In standard texts it serves as a stylistic descriptor rather than an identity label, and references to kulmikkaiden as a proper group are rare.

Examples in context: In architectural criticism, one might contrast kulmikkaiden rakennusten linjat with more curvilinear forms. In prose, an author could evoke rigidity or precision through kulmikkaiden kasvojen ilmaukset.

See also: kulmikas, kulma, Finnish adjectives.