Reunoista

Reunoista is a Finnish grammatical form meaning "from the edges" or "from the borders." It is the elative plural form of the noun reuna, which denotes an edge, border, or margin. In Finnish, the elative case expresses origin or source, and the plural form is used when referring to more than one edge or border.

As a grammatical form, reunoista is used to indicate movement, emergence, or location from multiple edges. It appears in descriptions of landscapes, objects, or boundaries, and can also be used in more figurative contexts to describe margins or outskirts of groups or concepts. For example, Metsän reunoista kuului lintuja means "From the edges of the forest, birds could be heard." Another example is Kuvan reunoista löytyi vanha merkintä, meaning "An old inscription was found from the edges of the picture."

Usage notes: reunoista often occurs with nouns in possessive constructions (such as metsän reunoista or kuvan reunoista) to specify the source or location. It is a common, neutral term in descriptive writing, geography, and everyday speech when referring to multiple edges or borders.

Etymology and related terms: reunoista is formed from reuna with the elative plural suffix -ista. Related concepts include the elative case in Finnish grammar and general discussions of noun declension and case endings.