erillaisista

Erilaisista is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective erilainen, meaning "different" or "various." In Finnish grammar, -ista/-istä is the elative case, used to express origin or source, roughly “from” or “out of.” Therefore, erilaisista translates as “from the different ones” or “from various ones” and is the plural elative form.

Etymology and form: The adjective erilainen is formed from the stem eri- (different) with the suffix -lainen, which yields various forms in declension. Erilaisista is the plural elative form of erilainen, used with plural nouns in the elative case.

Usage: Erilaisista appears in phrases that indicate origin, basis, or source from multiple items or categories. Common examples include erilaisista syistä (for various reasons) and erilaisista näkökulmista (from different perspectives). It is used in both everyday language and more formal writing to convey diversity or plurality in reasons, viewpoints, categories, or characteristics.

Notes: Erilaisista is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form of the adjective erilainen. Its meaning depends on the surrounding noun and context, and it often pairs with nouns in plural to express multiplicity or variety. Like other Finnish elative forms, its usage is widespread across genres, including journalism, academia, and spoken Finnish.

See also: Finnish grammar, Adjective declension in Finnish, Elative case, eri- prefix.