akustisten

Akustisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective akustinen, meaning acoustic or relating to sound. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they describe, so akustisten is used to modify a plural noun in the genitive case or in phrases that express possession or association.

Usage and context boils down to describing properties, systems, or phenomena connected with sound. Common contexts include music, architecture, engineering, and physics. For example, akustisten ominaisuuksien tutkimus refers to the study of acoustic properties, akustisten järjestelmien suunnittelu to the design of acoustic systems, and akustisten tilojen akustiikka to the acoustics of spaces. The form appears in written Finnish when the head noun is in genitive plural or when forming certain compound or modifying phrases.

Grammatical note: akustisten functions as a plural genitive modifier and is typically paired with a noun in genitive or with a noun in a broader grammatical context that requires the genitive. The base term akustinen carries the meaning of sound-related, while the related noun akustiikka denotes the science or study of acoustics, and the adverb akustisesti means acoustically.

Etymology and related terms: akustinen derives from the broader concept of acoustics, with roots in Greek through European languages. Related Finnish terms include akustiikka (acoustics) and akustisesti (acoustically). In English-language texts, akustisten is usually translated according to context, most often as “acoustic” or “acoustic—” in possessive or descriptive phrases.

See also: akustinen, akustiikka, akustisesti.