Laskureiden

Laskureiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun laskuri, meaning calculator. It is used to indicate possession or association with more than one calculator, for example in phrases such as lasketoperate or “laskureiden toiminta” (the operation of the calculators) and “laskureiden valmistus” (the manufacture of calculators).

Etymology and form: The base laskuri is a native Finnish word derived from laskeminen, meaning “to count.” The nominative plural is laskurit, while the genitive plural is laskureiden. In Finnish, the genitive plural often ends with -iden for i-stem nouns, a pattern illustrated by laskureiden alongside examples like ohjeiden (of instructions) or kahvien (of coffees).

Usage: Laskureiden appears in contexts discussing multiple calculators or features related to them. It is common in technical writing, product documentation, journalism, and everyday language when the subject involves more than one calculator. The term contrasts with laskurit, the nominative plural used when the calculators themselves are the subject of a sentence, rather than their relationship to another noun.

Context and scope: While laskuri historically referred to counting devices, the common modern use of laskureiden generally aligns with electronic or digital calculators in contemporary Finnish. The word can appear in discussions of hardware, software supporting calculation, or historical overviews of calculating tools.

See also: laskuri, laskukone, laskentatyö

Note: Laskureiden as a term is primarily a grammatical form rather than a separate concept; its meaning depends on the surrounding text.