juoksijoiden

Juoksijoiden is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun juoksija, meaning “runners.” It is used to indicate possession, association, or relation to a group of runners. For example, juoksijoiden harjoitukset refers to the training sessions of the runners, and juoksijoiden kilpailu would be a competition organized by or for the runners.

Etymology and grammar: The base juoksija is formed from juosta (“to run”) with the agent noun suffix -ija. The plural nominative is juoksijat, and the genitive plural is juoksijoiden. This follows the standard pattern for many Finnish -ija nouns, where the genitive plural ends in -iden. The form juoksijoiden is therefore a typical example of how Finnish expresses possession or association with multiple people described by a compound noun.

Usage notes: Juoksijoiden appears in sports reporting, club communications, and descriptive writing to denote a collective of runners. It is not used for a single runner; the singular form is juoksija, and the plural nominative is juoksijat. The genitive plural juoksijoiden is most common when specifying something belonging to or related to that group, such as their events, rules, or achievements.

See also: juoksija, juoksu, kestävyysjuoksu, list of Finnish noun inflections.