Nimeättyjen

Nimeättyjen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish participial adjective nimeätty, meaning “named” or “designated.” It is used to refer to a group of entities that have been named or designated in a prior clause or document. As a grammatical form, nimeättyjen functions within noun phrases to indicate possession or association with those named individuals or items.

In practice, nimeättyjen appears most often in formal, administrative, or legal texts. It is used to describe the group of entities that have been identified or designated for a purpose, such as a list, a decision, or a agreement. For example, nimeättyjen henkilöiden nimet julkaistiin tiedotteessa would translate to “the names of the named individuals were published in the bulletin.” Similarly, nimeättyjen osapuolien asema voidaan määritellä sopimuksessa means “the position of the designated parties can be defined in the agreement.”

Examples of common constructions include nimeättyjen henkilöiden, nimeättyjen tahojen, or nimeättyjen virkamiesten, depending on the head noun that follows the genitive plural form. The form is typically preceded by the noun it modifies (though Finnish allows flexible word order in some contexts) and aligns with other genitive plural endings in the language.

Related forms include nimetä (to name), nimetty (named), and nimeäminen (naming). Nimeättyjen is a specialized, formal variant used specifically to denote the plural set of entities that have already been named or designated.