katumuksen

Katumuksen is a Finnish grammatical form and a lexical reference related to the noun katumus, which means "repentance," "remorse," or "contrition." Specifically, katumuksen is the genitive singular form, often translated as "of repentance" or "of remorse," and is used in possessive or descriptive constructions (for example, "katumuksen syvyys" — "the depth of repentance").

Etymology and related forms trace back to the verb katua ("to regret" or "to repent"). The base noun katumus appears in a range of inflected forms in Finnish: nominative katumus, genitive katumuksen, and partitive katumusta, among others. The genitive form katumuksen is common in compound expressions, titles, theological discourse and literary contexts where relationships or qualities of repentance are described.

Cultural and religious usage: katumus and its forms are significant in both secular and religious Finnish language, appearing in moral discussions, pastoral writing, hymns and translations of religious texts. In theology and ethics, katumus conveys moral acknowledgement of wrongdoing and a disposition toward amendment. In everyday language related forms can simply express regret or remorse without necessarily implying formal religious repentance.

Grammatical note: as a genitive, katumuksen links the noun to another noun or phrase, indicating possession, origin, measure or association, and follows standard Finnish declension patterns.