Vaimojen

Vaimojen is a Finnish genitive plural form of the noun vaimo, meaning wives. It translates to “of wives” or “the wives’” and is used to indicate possession, relation, or association with more than one wife.

In Finnish, the genitive plural is formed in several ways depending on the word’s stem. For nouns like vaimo, the form is vaimojen. This contrasts with the nominative plural vaimot (wives) and the genitive singular vaimon (the wife’s). The vaimojen form appears whenever the phrase requires a plural possessive or relational meaning, such as in coordinated noun phrases or clauses.

Common usages include expressions of belonging or grouping, for example: vaimojen kesken, meaning “among the wives,” or vaimojen ja lasten koulutuksesta, meaning “about the wives’ and children's education.” The construction can also appear in historical or anthropological contexts when discussing practices or customs tied to multiple spouses.

Register and style wise, vaimojen is neutral and standard in written Finnish. In everyday language, speakers may choose more contemporary or gender-neutral terms like puoliso (spouse) in contexts where the specific word wife is not necessary. When referring to multiple spouses in modern contexts, vaimojen remains a correct grammatical form, though its usage may be less common outside specific historical or scholarly discussions.