Uskollisia

Uskollisia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective uskollinen, meaning loyal or faithful. In Finnish, adjectives decline to reflect the noun they modify, and uskollisia appears when describing plural nouns in the partitive case or when used in a predicative plural after a linking verb.

In practice, uskollisia is most commonly seen in phrases such asuskollisia koiria, meaning loyal dogs, or uskollisia ystäviä, meaning loyal friends. For example: Meillä on uskollisia ystäviä. These dogs are loyal: Nämä koirat ovat uskollisia. The form can also appear in longer constructions where the object of a verb is in the partitive, as in Näimme uskollisia koiria (We saw loyal dogs).

Etymology and related forms: uskollinen is formed from the root related to belief or trust, with the noun uskollisuus meaning loyalty. The feminine base and its inflected forms give rise to a family of related expressions, including uskollinen (base adjective), uskollisuus (loyalty), and adverbs such as uskollisesti (loyally).

Usage notes: Uskollisia functions as a descriptive modifier and must agree with the noun it modifies in number and case. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form of the adjective. In translation, it aligns with English loyal or faithful, depending on context. See also uskollinen and uskollisuus for related meanings.