Mainitsemisten

Mainitsemisten is a Finnish grammatical form used in discussing multiple mentions or citations. It represents the genitive plural of the noun mainitsemiset, a term that translates roughly as “the mentions” or “the citations” in scholarly or analytical contexts. The form appears when a writer refers to a set of mentions as a unit, rather than to a single mention.

Morphology and usage are typical of Finnish noun inflection. The nominative plural is mainitsemiset, used when the mentions themselves are the subject of a sentence. The genitive plural, mainitsemisten, functions to indicate possession or association with the mentions, as in phrases like mainitsemisten perusteella (“based on the mentions”) or mainitsemisten mukaan (“according to the mentions”). In academic writing, this form helps to refer to citations or mentions collectively without repeating the noun. The construction is primarily encountered in linguistics, discourse analysis, bibliographic discussions, and other areas where precise reference to multiple mentions is important.

Examples of usage include: Mainitsemisten määrä on kasvanut verkkokeskusteluissa viime vuosina (The number of mentions has increased in online discussions in recent years). Tutkimus tarkastelee mainitsemisten laatua ja luotettavuutta (The study examines the quality and reliability of the mentions). Säännöt mainitsemisten kirjoittamisessa kannattaa tuntea (One should be familiar with the rules for composing mentions). While not a semantic field in itself, mainitsemisten serves a practical function in organizing discussion around multiple cited items in Finnish texts. See also mainitseminen and mainita for related linguistic concepts.