Vasikoiden

Vasikoiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun vasikka, which means a calf. In Finnish, the genitive plural is used to indicate possession or a relationship between nouns, roughly translating to "of the calves" in English. The base word vasikka denotes a young bovine, and its plural nominative is vasikat. The singular genitive form is vasikan, while the plural genitive form is vasikoiden.

Vasikoiden commonly appears in noun phrases that describe attributes, ownership, or group relationships related to calves. Examples include vasikoiden ruokinta (the feeding of the calves), vasikoiden kasvatus (the rearing of the calves), and vasikoiden tarha (the calves’ enclosure). It can also function within broader constructions such as possessive phrases or when describing activities or conditions affecting calves as a group.

Morphology and usage notes: vasikoiden is a stable, predictable form used whenever the speaker intends to express a relationship involving multiple calves. It is distinct from the singular vasikan (the calf’s) and from vasikat (calves, as the subject or object in a sentence). Like other Finnish genitive plurals, vasikoiden does not require an article or a preposition in Finnish to convey possession; instead, it relies on case and word order within noun phrases.

See also: vasikka, Finnish language, genitive case, noun declensions.