Rehtoreista

Rehtoreista is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “from the principals” or “about the principals.” It is the elative plural form of rehtori, which translates to principal or rector in English. The elative case indicates origin, source, or topic, and in the plural it is formed with the suffix -ista, yielding rehtoreista.

Morphologically, rehtori has the plural nominative rehtorit, and in the elative plural the stem shifts to rehtore- before the -ista ending is added. This form is used when referring to multiple principals as the source of information or as the topic of discussion. It is common in educational, administrative, and policy contexts.

Usage examples include: Tiedot saatiin rehtoreista. (The information was obtained from the principals.) Lehdessä kerrottiin rehtoreista ja heidän päätöksistään. (The article discussed the principals and their decisions.) Rehtoreista puhuttiin kokouksessa. (There was discussion about the principals at the meeting.)

Related terms include rehtori (singular) and rehtorien or rehtoreiden as the genitive plural, depending on the preferred spelling. The form rehtoreista is primarily a grammatical tool for indicating source or subject matter in Finnish discourse and does not function as a separate lexical item beyond its role in inflection.