Runsauden

Runsauden is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun runsuus, which denotes abundance, plentitude, or a plentiful state. It is used to refer to the quality of having more than enough resources, opportunities, or phenomena. The base adjective runsas means abundant, and runsuus is the corresponding noun; runsuden marks possession or association and appears most often in formal or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.

Etymology: The word derives from runsas, meaning abundant, with the abstract-noun suffix -uus, yielding runsuus, “abundance.” The genitive singular of runsuus is runsuden, which is used as runsuden in ordinary Finnish orthography when indicating “of abundance.”

Usage: In Finnish, runsuus and its genitive runsuden appear in formal discourse about resources, wealth, or natural phenomena; in literary Finnish, they may appear in metaphoric or evaluative language. Common collocations include phrases such as “runsauden lähteet” (sources of abundance) and “runsauden ilmentymät” (manifestations of abundance). The term is more likely to be found in written, academic, or poetic contexts than in everyday speech.

Related terms: The concept is closely linked to the adjective runsas and the noun runsuus. In casual language, speakers might prefer synonyms like yltäkylläisyys or runsas, depending on nuance and register.