Suurimuististen

Suurimuististen is an inflected Finnish form derived from the adjective suurimuistinen, a compound built from suur- meaning “great” or “large” and muisti meaning “memory,” with the adjectival suffix -inen. The literal sense is “having a large memory” or “with great memory.” In practice, suurimuistinen and its inflected forms are not everyday vocabulary; they occur mainly in stylistic, humorous, or hyperbolic contexts to describe people or groups said to possess exceptional recall.

Suurimuististen is the genitive plural form of suurimuistinen. It is used when the adjective modifies a plural noun in the genitive case, for example in phrases like suurimuististen muistojen keruu “the gathering of memories of those with great memory.” The nominative plural is suurimuistiset, and the base form suurimuistinen is in standard positions when describing a single person or thing. Because the construction is unusual in standard prose, it tends to appear in literary or jocular language rather than formal writing.

Usage and interpretation: the term functions as a vivid or exaggerated descriptor rather than a precise technical term. Finnish speakers more commonly express the idea with phrases such as poikkeuksellisen hyvä muisti (“exceptionally good memory”) or extremely sharp recall, rather than using suurimuistinen in everyday speech. When suurimuististen is used, it often appears in dialogue, satire, or metaphorical writing to emphasize memorization ability.

See also: Finnish grammar, compound adjectives, memory.