Sukupuolista

Sukupuolista is a Finnish inflected form of the noun sukupuoli, which means gender or sex. In Finnish, nouns are declined for number and case, and sukupuolista appears in contexts that refer to multiple genders or to relations involving gender in a plural form. The exact grammatical function of sukupuolista depends on the sentence and accompanying words, but it is commonly encountered in phrases that mean “of genders,” “from genders,” or similar relations in discussions about gender.

Etymology and form: sukupuoli is a compound word built from suku (lineage, family) and puoli (side, part), and sukupuolista is one of its inflected forms. As with many Finnish noun forms, the -sta/-stä ending signals a specific case, which can be elative or partitive plural depending on the construction. Because Finnish uses a rich case system, the same stem can yield different grammatical functions in different contexts.

Usage: The form is most often seen in sociolinguistic, educational, or policy-related writing that discusses gender, gender diversity, or gender identities. It functions as part of noun phrases that situate a discussion or attribute to a group defined by gender categories. Its exact interpretation relies on surrounding words and punctuation, as with other Finnish case forms.

See also: sukupuoli; sukupuolten moninaisuus; gender studies; Finnish grammar.