Pimeät

Pimeät is a word in Finnish that derives from the adjective pimeä, meaning “dark.” In ordinary language, pimeät is the plural form used to describe multiple dark things or states, as in pimeät tilat (dark spaces) or pimeät ajat (dark times). The form can also function as a substantive, where it conveys “the dark ones” or “darkness” in a plural or collective sense, depending on the context.

Grammatically, pimeät is the plural, agreeing with a plural noun when used as an adjective: the noun follows the agreement pattern of Finnish adjectives. Because Finnish adjectives do not have separate noun forms, pimeät can appear to stand on its own only in contexts where the meaning is clearly elliptical, such as in headlines or in stylistic usage in literature or media. In compound phrases, pimeät typically remains an adjective modifying another noun, for example pimeät voimat (dark powers) or pimeät tilat (dark spaces).

In cultural and literary contexts, pimeät is frequently used to evoke atmosphere or to refer to mysterious, negative, or unseen forces. While not a strict proper noun, the term can function in fiction or myth to denote a group, realm, or phenomenon associated with darkness. Its meaning is therefore highly dependent on surrounding words and genre conventions.

See also: darkness (pimeys in Finnish), Finnish language, literary usage of adjectives as nouns.