Oikeuksineen

Oikeuksineen is a Finnish noun phrase meaning “with rights” or “with his/her/its rights.” It is used to refer to someone who possesses rights or to the rights associated with a subject. The construction is common in formal, legal, and historical writing and is frequently found in phrases that list rights together with duties, such as oikeuksineen ja velvollisuuksineen.

Morphology and formation: The base noun oikeus (right, entitlement) yields a plural-genitive stem oikeuks-. The suffix -ineen marks accompaniment, so oikeuksineen literally conveys “with rights” and is used to indicate that the subject is accompanied by those rights. The form is typically attached to a noun referring to a person or entity and agrees with the surrounding context in number and possessor.

Usage context: Oikeuksineen tends to appear in formal prose, legal instruments, political discourse, and historical narratives where rights are being emphasized or enumerated. It can modify a person or entity, as in kuningas oikeuksineen (the king with his rights) or valtiolla on oikeuksineen velvoitteet (the state, with its rights and duties). The phrase is often paired with velvollisuuksineen to form a balanced "rights and duties" expression.

Related forms and notes: A common collocation is oikeuksineen ja velvollisuuksineen (with rights and duties). In everyday speech, speakers may use simpler expressions such as oikeudet mukaan lukien or rephrase with possessive constructions, but oikeuksineen remains a standard, formal option for indicating accompaniment by rights.