Puolikkaiden

Puolikkaiden is a Finnish noun form used as the genitive plural of puolikas, meaning a half. It appears in phrases that refer to the halves of multiple items or to a collection associated with halves. For example, Kakun puolikkaiden koko on sama kuin kokonaisen kakun koko translates to "The size of the cake halves is the same as the size of the whole cake," illustrating how the genitive plural marks the relation to more than one half.

In Finnish, puolikas is declined like a typical -ikas noun. The base form is puolikas; the nominative plural is puolikkaat, the genitive singular is puolikkaan, and the genitive plural is puolikkaiden. The partitive plural is puolikkaita, and other case forms follow regular Finnish declension rules. The genitive plural, puolikkaiden, is used to show possession or association with several halves, as in phrases describing attributes of multiple halves or the halves belonging to something.

Usage notes: puolikkaiden conveys a plural sense of “halves” and is not interchangeable with the singular form in such contexts. It often appears in measurements, comparisons, or descriptions that involve more than one half, such as portions, fragments, or divided objects. The word aligns with other Finnish compound or derivational patterns where a base noun meaning “half” is extended to “the halves” through the genitive plural.

See also: puolikas.