Poimintoihin

Poimintoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun poiminto. The base noun poiminto has two principal meanings. It can refer to the act or result of picking or harvesting something, such as berries or crops. It can also mean a selection or excerpt drawn from a larger whole, such as a curated set of passages, quotes, or fragments.

In Finnish grammar, the illative case expresses movement into or toward something, and the plural suffix -ihin indicates multiple destinations or components. Therefore poimintoihin literally means into the selections or into the extracts, and it is often used with verbs that denote inclusion, gathering, or movement into a compiled set.

Usages of poimintoihin typically pertain to edited or curated material. In literary or journalistic contexts, it may refer to excerpts that have been assembled into a collection. In agricultural contexts, the related sense of poiminto as harvesting can inform discussions of the harvests that are gathered into a group or batch, with poimintoihin indicating the target collection.

Examples in Finnish usage include: "Kokoelman poimintoihin on valittu otteita." (Excerpts have been selected for inclusion in the collection's selections.) "Lukija voi tutustua poimintoihin artikkelin lopussa." (Readers can become acquainted with the extracts at the end of the article.)

See also: poiminto, poimintoja, kooste, ote, valikoima. These terms relate to the concept of selections, excerpts, and compilations drawn from a larger whole.