Sanakirjojen

Sanakirjojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun sanakirja, meaning dictionary. It is used to indicate possession or association with more than one dictionary, for example sanakirjojen sanoja (the words of the dictionaries) or sanakirjojen laatu (the quality of dictionaries). In Finnish, the genitive plural signals belonging or relation to multiple items.

In practice, sanakirjojen appears in academic, literary, and everyday language when discussing lexicography, vocabulary, or the contents and characteristics of dictionaries. It is not a separate word with its own meaning beyond serving as the genitive plural of sanakirja; its function is grammatical. The base word sanakirja is formed from sana (word) and kirja (book) and has become the fixed term for “dictionary.” Other forms include sanakirja (dictionary, singular), sanakirjat (dictionary plural nominative), and sanakirjan (dictionary’s, singular genitive).

Examples of usage include phrases such as sanakirjojen rakenne ja sana-merkitykset or sanakirjojen kustantajat, illustrating how the genitive plural links the noun to its modifiers or possessors. This form is typical in Finnish text when discussing multiple dictionaries or the collective attributes of dictionaries as a group.

Overall, sanakirjojen serves as a standard grammatical tool for expressing “of dictionaries” or “the dictionaries’” in Finnish, reflecting the language’s system of noun declension and possessive construction.