Sukupolvista

Sukupolvista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun sukupolvi, meaning “from the generations” or “of the generations.” It is a grammatical form, not a standalone concept, and it appears in sentences to indicate origin, source, or relation to multiple generations.

In Finnish, nouns change shape to reflect different cases. The elative plural denotes movement from or reference to something that involves more than one generation. Sukupolvista appears in contexts such as describing information, traditions, or perspectives that come from generations past or across generations.

Usage examples include: Tiedot ovat kerätty sukupolvista, ja ne heijastelevat eri aikakausien arvoja. This can be translated as “The information has been collected from generations, and it reflects the values of different eras.” Another example: Sukupolvista kertova tutkimusAnalyzes how values and practices have changed over time, i.e., a study about generations.

Etymology: Sukupolvi is a compound of Finnish sukua (lineage or family) and polvi (a traditional sense of lineage branch in this word), and sukupolvista is the inflected form used when speaking about or from multiple generations.

Related topics include sukupolvi (generation) and suku (family/lineage). The term sukupolvista does not denote a distinct cultural or historical concept on its own; its meaning is determined by the surrounding words in a sentence.