Metsästykksen

Metsästykksen is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the genitive singular of the noun metsästys, which means hunting. It is used to express possession, association, or attribution related to hunting, for example in phrases like metsästykksen säännöt (the rules of hunting) or metsästykseen liittyvät lait (laws related to hunting).

Etymology and form: Metsästys is derived from the root relating to forest and the action of hunting, combined with the derivational suffix -tys to form an abstract noun meaning the act or practice of hunting. The genitive singular form metsästyksen (or its standard spelling metsästyksen in many contexts) is used to link other words to hunting in a way comparable to “of hunting” in English. The form metsästykksen appears in some phrases and texts as the genitive construction of metsästys.

Usage notes: In Finnish, the genitive is commonly used to indicate possession or association, and metsästyksen is typically found in formal, legal, or descriptive writing about hunting-related topics. The related illative form metsästykseen is used to express motion toward hunting or to reference something related to hunting in a different syntactic role, such as metsästykseen liittyvät lait (laws related to hunting). Finnish speakers distinguish these cases to build precise noun phrases without altering the core meaning of metsästys.

See also: Metsästys, Finnish noun inflection, Finnish grammar, Hunting regulations in Finland.

Note: The term is rooted in the broader cultural and legal context of hunting in Finland, where language often reflects the relationship between people, wildlife management, and outdoor traditions.