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Tietämyksen

Tietämyksen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun tietämys, which denotes knowledge, awareness, or know-how. The form is used to express possession or a relation between knowledge and another noun, for example in phrases such as tietämyksen karttuminen (the growth of knowledge) or tietämyksen hallinta (the management of knowledge).

Etymology and grammar: tietämys is built from the verb tietää, “to know,” and the abstract-noun suffix -myys.

Usage and nuance: In everyday Finnish, tietämyksen phraseology is common in discussions of knowledge management, education

See also:

- tietämys

- tieto

- osaaminen

- epistemologia

- tieteenfilosofia

Its
genitive
singular,
tietämyksen,
appears
in
constructions
where
knowledge
is
described
or
attributed
to
something
or
someone.
Finnish
uses
the
genitive
to
mark
possession,
source,
or
association,
so
tietämyksen
functions
similarly
in
a
wide
range
of
contexts—from
education
and
research
to
business
and
philosophy.
systems,
or
epistemic
topics.
It
often
contrasts
with
tietä,
meaning
information
or
facts,
by
emphasizing
knowledge
as
a
state
or
body
of
know-how
rather
than
discrete
pieces
of
information.
Examples
include
tietämyksen
jakaminen
(sharing
knowledge)
and
tietämyksen
lähteet
(sources
of
knowledge).
The
term
can
also
appear
in
academic
or
formal
writing
to
indicate
the
scope
or
ownership
of
knowledge.