Luonnollisen

Luonnollisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective luonnollinen, meaning “natural.” In Finnish, adjectives decline to match the case and number of the noun they modify, so luonollisen appears before a noun in the genitive case. For example, luonnollisen valinnan means “the natural choice,” and luonnollisen maailman means “of the natural world.” The form demonstrates standard agreement rules and is used in everyday language to describe properties related to nature or what is considered natural.

Etymology and related forms: the word is built from luonto, meaning nature, with the suffix -llinen that forms adjectives meaning “-like” or “characteristic of.” Related terms include luonnollisuus (naturalness) and luonnollisesti (naturally). The base form luontollinen is not used; the common adjective is luonnollinen, whose inflected forms appear across different cases and numbers.

Usage and limits: Luonnollisen does not designate a standalone philosophical or linguistic concept on its own. It is a grammatical form used within phrases to modify nouns in the genitive case. When capitalized, Luonnollisen could function as a proper noun in a specific title or brand context, but such usage would be context-dependent and not a standard entry in Finnish vocabulary.

See also: luonto; luonnollinen; luonnollisuus; luonnonoikeus.