Kuluneista

Kuluneista is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective kulunut, meaning worn-out, used, or aged. It is used with plural nouns in the elative case to indicate origin or source from items that have become worn. For example, kuluneista vaatteista means “from the worn-out clothes.” The form can also convey a sense of long or heavy use and is common in descriptive or literary Finnish.

In modern Finnish, kuluneista typically appears in noun phrases with a plural noun in the elative. The adjective agrees with the noun in number and case, so kuluneista tarinoista would mean “from the worn-out stories,” or metaphorically “from old tales.”

Examples:

- Kuluneista vaatteista löytyi vanhoja nappeja.

- Keskustelua jatkettiin kuluneista asioista.

Etymology and form:

Kuluneista derives from kulunut, the past participle of kulua, meaning to wear, fade, or pass. The elative plural ending -ista marks the sense of origin “from the worn-out ones.” This form is part of Finnish’s broader system of adjective declension, where adjectives take various endings to match the noun’s number and case.

See also:

Finnish grammar, elative case, adjectives, participles.