Piirtojen

Piirtojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun piirto, meaning drawings or sketches. It is used to express possession or association with multiple drawings, appearing in phrases such as piirtojen väri (the color of the drawings) or piirtojen tekijä (the author of the drawings).

In Finnish, the genitive plural forms vary by noun, but piirtojen is the standard form for the word piirto. The form is used within noun phrases to describe attributes, ownership, or relations connected to a group of drawings. It can appear in contexts ranging from art discussions to inventories or documentation.

Typical uses include describing characteristics of drawings or identifying who created them. For example, piirtojen väri on sininen means “the color of the drawings is blue,” and piirtojen tekijä on tunnettu taiteilija means “the author of the drawings is a well-known artist.” The form is common when referring to multiple works of art or a collection of drawings.

Related Finnish terms include piirto (drawing, sketch) and piirustus (drawing, plan, diagram, illustration). While piirto denotes the act or result of drawing in a general sense, piirustus often emphasizes a finished illustration or schematic. The genitive plural form piirtojen remains the standard way to link such drawings to another noun in possessive or descriptive phrases.

See also: piirto, piirustus, Finnish grammar, genitive case.