Soomekeelne

Soomekeelne is an Estonian adjective meaning Finnish-language or Finnish-speaking. It is used to describe content that is written or spoken in Finnish, such as texts, media, and other linguistic materials. The term is commonly employed in catalogs, bibliographic records, and language labels to distinguish Finnish from other languages, for example soomekeelne raamat (Finnish-language book) or soomekeelne film (Finnish-language film).

Etymology and form: soomekeelne is a compound of Soome (Finland) and keel (language) with the standard Estonian adjectival suffix -ne. In Estonian orthography it is written in lowercase. Like other Estonian adjectives, soomekeelne agrees with the noun it modifies and follows normal inflection patterns for case and number.

Usage context: The term is particularly common in libraries, publishers’ metadata, translation work, and language studies to label the Finnish language aspect of a work. It contrasts with eestikeelne (Estonian-language) and ingliskeelne (English-language), among other language descriptors. While it describes language, it does not denote nationality or ethnicity; those concepts are expressed with different terms.

Notes: Soomekeelne primarily serves as a linguistic label rather than a genre or cultural descriptor. It can appear in compound phrases, titles, or metadata where clear indication of language is necessary for classification or searchability.