biologisen

Biologisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective biologinen, meaning biological. As with all Finnish adjectives, biologinen inflects to agree with the noun it modifies in number and case, so biologisen appears in contexts requiring genitive singular.

Etymology and usage: biologinen derives from biologi- within the word biologia, borrowed from Latin biologia, which in turn comes from Greek bios (life) and logos (study). The term entered Finnish scientific vocabulary during the development of biology as a discipline in the 19th and 20th centuries. Biologinen functions as an adjective that describes life-related or biological phenomena, organisms, processes, or materials.

Grammar and examples: Declension forms include: nominative singular biologinen; genitive singular biologisen; partitive singular biologista; nominative plural biologiset; genitive plural biologisten; partitive plural biologisia. Examples: “biologinen tutkimus” (biological research); “biologisen tutkimuksen tulokset” (the results of the biological study); “biologista materiaalia” (biological material, partitive singular); “biologiset tutkimukset” (biological studies); “biologisten tutkimusten” (of the biological studies); “biologisia tutkimuksia” (biological studies, partitive plural).

Usage notes: Biologisen is a grammatical form used to indicate possession or relation to biology in dependent noun phrases. It is common in scientific writing, educational materials, and media dealing with life sciences. Being an adjective, it does not stand alone as a noun but modifies a noun such as tutkimus, järjestelmä, tai materiaali.

See also: biologinen (the base form), biologia, biology, life sciences.