Luontojen

Luontojen is a Finnish grammatical form that serves as the genitive plural of the noun luonto, meaning nature. It is not a standalone concept but a case form used to indicate possession or attribution to multiple kinds of nature or natural environments. In Finnish, luontojen is commonly found in phrases describing relationships between nature and other elements, such as ecosystems, landscapes, or natural resources.

Usage of luontojen occurs mainly in ecological, environmental, and academic writing. It appears in compound and attributive constructions, for example luontojen monimuotoisuus (“the biodiversity of the natures” or, more naturally, “the biodiversity of ecosystems”) and luontojen moninaiset ilmentymät (“the varied manifestations of nature”). The form helps express that a property or phenomenon pertains to multiple kinds of nature rather than to a single nature.

Morphology and grammar note: luonto is the singular form; its genitive singular is luonnon, and the genitive plural is luontojen. The suffix -jen marks genitive plural in this word class. In sentences, luontojen is typically followed by a noun in its partitive or absolute form, depending on the grammatical construction, to complete the phrase.

Related terms include luonto (nature), luontoseikka (natural feature), and biodiversiteetti in Finnish usage. Luontojen is most often encountered in formal or specialized texts dealing with biodiversity, conservation, and the study of natural environments.