fyysisiä

Fyysisiä is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective fyysinen, meaning physical, bodily, or material. It is used to describe physical aspects, properties, or phenomena, and appears with nouns in the partitive case (for example, fyysisiä ominaisuuksia, fyysisiä oireita). The form reflects Finnish adjective agreement rules, where fyysinen is an -inen adjective and takes different endings depending on number and case.

Etymology and semantic scope: The Finnish fyysinen derives from Swedish fysisk, itself from the Latin or Greek-rooted family of terms related to nature, body, and matter. In Finnish usage, fyysisiä encompasses physical rather than mental or psychological dimensions and is commonly contrasted with terms like psyykkisiä (psychological/mental) or henkisiä (spiritual or non-physical) in discussions of attributes or effects.

Morphology and grammar: As with other -inen adjectives in Finnish, fyysinen inflects for number and case. The base nominative plural is fyysiset, while the partitive plural is fyysisiä. Other forms include fyysisen (genitive singular), fyysiset (nominative plural), and fyysisiä in various compound constructions.

Typical contexts: Fyysisiä is frequent in scientific, medical, sports, or technical language to describe tangible, bodily, or material aspects. Examples include fyysisiä rasitteita (physical burdens), fyysisiä oireita (physical symptoms), fyysisiä kykyjä (physical abilities), and fyysisiä virheitä in discussions of material faults.

See also: fyysinen, psyykkinen, henkinen, fysiikka.