erimuotoisten

Erimuotoisten is a Finnish adjective form that functions as the genitive plural of erimuotoinen, meaning having different forms or of various forms. The term is used in linguistic and grammatical contexts to describe nouns that appear in several variants or to refer to categories defined by their form. The root components are eri- (different) and muoto (form), with the suffix -nen turning the noun into an adjective meaning “having that quality.”

In grammar, erimuotoisten is an inflected form that agrees with the noun it modifies. It appears when the noun is in genitive plural, for example in phrases like erimuotoisten sanojen taivutus, meaning “the inflection of words with different forms.” The form can also occur in other constructions where the governing noun is in genitive plural. The word is primarily a descriptive term used in explanations of morphological variation and classification by form.

Usage notes: outside strict linguistic analysis, the more general adjective form erimuotoiset is commonly used for nominative plural, while erimuotoisten serves in genitive contexts. The term is not a proper noun and is typical in grammars, dictionaries, and discussions of Finnish morphology and inflectional patterns.

See also: erimuotoinen; muoto (form); taivutus (inflection); adjektiivien taivutus (adjective inflection).