erinomaisten

Erinomaisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective erinomainen, meaning outstanding, excellent, or exceptional. It is used to describe multiple entities when the noun it modifies is in the genitive case. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, and erinomaisten appears in front of the noun within genitive phrases such as erinomaisten ihmisten tai erinomaisten tuotteiden.

In practice, erinomaisten is most commonly encountered in phrases that express possession or relation to a plural noun in the genitive. For example, erinomaisten ihmisten saavutukset means “the achievements of outstanding people,” and erinomaisten tuotteiden laatu means “the quality of outstanding products.” The form therefore signals both plurality and a genitive relationship rather than a stand-alone usage.

Usage notes: erinomainen, erinomaiset, and related inflected forms are part of normal Finnish adjective declension. Erinomaisten is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical form used in specific syntactic contexts. The term conveys a strong positive evaluation and is appropriate in formal and descriptive writing, as well as in everyday speech when emphasizing high quality or distinction.

See also: erinomainen (the base adjective), Finnish grammar, Finnish adjectives.