hiiret

Hiiret is a Finnish plural noun meaning "mice." In standard Finnish, hiiri is the singular form for "mouse," and hiiret is used when referring to more than one mouse. The word is encountered in everyday language, literature, and folklore wherever mice are mentioned as a group. The plural is formed with the suffix -t, a common pattern for many Finnish nouns.

Grammatical forms related to hiiri include the genitive hiiren and the partitive hiiriä, among others, reflecting Finnish's rich case system. The word appears in a variety of contexts, from natural descriptions to stories and juvenile literature in which mice are characters or symbols.

There is no single widely recognized subject or entity universally known by the name Hiiret. When capitalized, it may function as a proper noun in local or fictional contexts, but such uses are not standardized and depend on the source. In general, the term is primarily understood as the plural of the common noun for mice rather than as a distinct, standalone topic.

See also: Hiiri (mouse).