analytisten

Analytisten is a Finnish grammatical form, the genitive plural of the adjective analyyttinen, meaning analytic or analytical. It is used to modify plural nouns in possessive constructions, for example in phrases like analyyttisten menetelmien tulokset, meaning the results of analytical methods. In Finnish, adjectives of the -inen class typically form the genitive plural with the ending -isten, so analyyttinen becomes analyyttisten in this role.

In standard written Finnish, the normative form is analyyttisten. The form analytisten may be encountered as a variant in some texts, informal writing, or due to orthographic simplification, but it is not the preferred standard in formal contexts. The distinction mirrors broader Finnish grammar where the adjective’s ending changes to agree with the case and number of the noun it describes.

Usage and function: analytisten is not a standalone noun; it functions as a modifier that agrees with the noun it describes in number and case. It commonly appears in technical, academic, and professional Finnish to specify the nature of the noun, such as methods, tools, or studies (e.g., analyyttisten menetelmien, analyyttisten työkalujen, analyyttisten tutkimusten).

Etymology: analytisten derives from analyyttinen, which stems from the word analytic, itself rooted in the Greek-origin prefix anal- meaning “up” or “again” combined with -lytikos, related to analysis. In everyday Finnish, the form remains a standard example of how -inen adjectives inflect to genitive plural.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in -inen, Finnish genitive, linguistic terminology.