Metallisten
Metallisten is a Finnish inflected form based on the adjective metallinen, which generally means metal or metallic. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so metallinen has various forms such as metalliset (nominative plural) and metallisten (genitive plural). The form metallisten specifically marks a genitive plural relationship, typically translating to “of the metallic [things]” or “of metals” in English.
Etymology and function: Metallinen derives from the noun metalli (metal) through the standard Finnish adjectival suffix
Usage: Metallisten can appear in sentences such as metallisten tuotteiden kierrätys (the recycling of metallic products)
Related terms: The base forms include metalli (metal), metallinen (metallic), metalliset (the metallic ones). The concept
See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, metallurgia.