kiistakohtien

Kiistakohtien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish compound noun kiistakohta, literally "dispute-point". As a lexical item it denotes points of contention, disputed issues or specific matters that are subject to disagreement. The word is commonly used in legal, political and negotiation contexts to refer to the individual items that parties disagree about.

Etymologically kiistakohta combines kiista ("dispute") and kohta ("point", "place" or "item"), following a common pattern of Finnish compound formation. Morphological variants include kiistakohta (singular nominative), kiistakohtia (partitive plural) and kiistakohtien (genitive plural), which indicates possession or association with multiple disputed points.

In usage, kiistakohtien often appears in phrases describing resolution processes, lists of demands, or summaries of debate, for example: "Sopimuksen neuvottelut keskittyivät kiistakohtien ratkaisemiseen" ("The contract negotiations focused on resolving the points of contention"). Synonyms and related terms include kiistanaihe, riidanaihe and kiistelykohdat, though nuances differ by register and context.

As a neutral descriptive term, kiistakohtien functions in discourse to identify and isolate discrete contested issues, facilitating negotiation, adjudication and analytical discussion.