eihengittyvien

Eihengittyvien is a Finnish grammatical form, not a widely recognized concept or term in itself. It is the genitive plural form of the adjective phrase ei hengittävä, which translates roughly to “not breathing” or “non-breathing.” In standard Finnish, ei hengittävä functions as a compound adjective describing a noun, and eihengittyvien appears when the phrase is used to indicate possession or relation to multiple non-breathing entities in a sentence, for example in phrases like eihengittyvien kappaleiden (of the non-breathing parts).

Etymology and grammar: ei is the negation prefix meaning “not,” while hengittää is the verb “to breathe.” The present participle form hengittävä means “breathing,” so ei hengittävä means “not breathing.” Finnish adjectives decline for number and case, so in the genitive plural the form becomes eihengittyvien. The full meaning and referent are determined by the noun that follows or is implied in the sentence, e.g., eihengittyvien olentojen kuvailu would suggest a description of non-breathing beings.

Usage: The term is uncommon in everyday Finnish and is more likely to be found in literary, creative, or technical contexts where a distinction between breathing and non-breathing entities is relevant. Because it is a phrase rather than a fixed noun, eihengittyvien almost always appears as part of a larger noun phrase in genitive construction rather than as a standalone word.

Notes: Because eihengittyvien is rare and context-dependent, it does not have a widely used, standalone definition outside of specific texts. If you have a particular source or context, that can help clarify its intended referent.