ilmiöiden

Ilmiöiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun ilmiö, meaning phenomenon, event, or occurrence. It is used to express relationship to multiple phenomena, such as in phrases that denote possession or association. The nominative plural of ilmiö is ilmiöt, while the genitive singular is ilmiön; the genitive plural is ilmiöiden, and the partitive plural is ilmiöitä.

The form ilmiöiden appears in many contexts, especially in academic, descriptive, or journalistic Finnish. Examples include ilmiöiden tutkimus (the study of phenomena), luonnonilmiöiden vaikutukset (the effects of natural phenomena), and ilmiöiden määrä (the number of phenomena). It is typically part of a noun phrase headed by another noun or adjective, for example: maailman ilmiöiden monimuotoisuus (the diversity of the world’s phenomena) or ilmiöiden kehitys ajan saatossa (the development of phenomena over time).

Morphology and usage notes: ilmiöiden is a genitive plural form formed from ilmiö by adding the suffix -iden. This form is used when referring to more than one phenomenon in a possessive or attributive sense. The concept covered by ilmiöiden is broad and encompasses natural phenomena, social phenomena, scientific observations, and other occurrences that can be described or analyzed.

See also ilmiö, Finnish grammar, and genitive case in Finnish.