Stoffernes

Stoffernes is a Danish grammatical form used to express possession by multiple substances. It is the genitive plural form derived from the definite plural stofferne, meaning “the substances.” The word is most commonly encountered in contexts where one describes attributes or relations of a group of substances, such as their properties or composition.

Formation and usage: The base noun is stof (substance). Its plural indefinite form is stoffer. The definite plural is stofferne (“the substances”). The genitive plural, stoffernes, is formed by adding the s-ending to the definite plural: stoffernes egenskaber (the properties of the substances). This pattern follows standard Danish rules for forming the genitive in plural contexts and is used in scientific, regulatory, and formal writing as well as in technical descriptions.

Examples: Stoffernes egenskaber varierer med temperatur, meaning “The substances’ properties vary with temperature.” Another common construction is to specify possession or association in regulatory or descriptive text, for instance in chemistry labels, material safety data, or research reports.

Cross-linguistic note: Similar genitive or possessive constructions exist in closely related Scandinavian languages, though the exact suffix and usage can differ. In Norwegian, for example, the equivalent form might be stoffenes, depending on dialect and orthography.

See also: Danish grammar; genitive case in Danish; Danish terminology for substances and materials.