Tunnetuista

Tunnetuista is a Finnish grammatical form used as the elative plural of the adjective tunnettu, meaning well-known or familiar. It denotes origin or basis coming from well-known items, people, or works. In practice, tunnetuista appears with plural nouns in the elative case, answering questions such as “from what sources?” or “toward what reference points?” Examples include tunnetuista kirjoista (from well-known books) or tunnetuista henkilistä (from well-known people).

Morphology and usage

Tunnettu is the base adjective meaning known or famous. For plural elative, the suffix -ista/-istä is added, producing tunnetuista. This form is typically used to refer to a source, basis, or set of referents that are widely recognized. It frequently appears in scholarly, journalistic, and literary Finnish, often modifying nouns in phrases such as tunnetuista kirjoista, tunnetuista tapahtumista, or tunnetuista henkilöistä. The elative plural contrasts with singular elative (tunnetusta) and other case forms, providing a way to indicate collection-wide influence or reference.

Examples

- Kokoelma koostuu tunnetuista kirjoista. (The collection consists of well-known books.)

- Artikkeli viittaa tunnetuista henkilöistä kertoviin tarinoihin. (The article refers to stories about well-known people.)

- Keskustelussa käytettiin tunnetuista tapahtumista koottua taustamateriaalia. (The background material was drawn from well-known events.)

Etymology and notes

Tunnettu derives from the Finnish verb tuntea, meaning to know, with tunnettu meaning known or familiar. The form tunnetuista is a grammatical plural elative, used to indicate origin or basis drawn from multiple well-known entities.