kohtaamiskohdan

Kohtaamiskohdan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun kohtaamiskohde, a term referring to a designated place where people are to meet, i.e., a meeting point or rendezvous location. In practice, kohtaamiskohde denotes a coordinating point used for gathering participants, rescuing responders, or organizing events. The concept is commonly expressed in everyday Finnish as kohtaamiskohde in formal or technical contexts, with kohti “of the meeting point” expressed by the genitive form kohtan.

Morphology and usage: The word is a compound built from elements related to encounter (kohtaaminen) and place or target (kohde). The genitive form, kohtaamiskohdan, signals possession or relation, as in kohtaamiskohdan sijainti (the location of the meeting point) or kohtaamiskohdan osoite (the address of the meeting point). In plural, the form would be kohtaamiskohdat, with the genitive plural kohtakohdien for possession.

Context and alternatives: Kohtaamiskohde is relatively formal and technical. In everyday language, speakers more often use kohtamispaikka or tapaamispaikka to mean “meeting place.” Kohtaamiskohde may appear in emergency planning, public safety communications, transportation notices, or event logistics, where precise terminology matters.

See also: kohtaamispaikka, tapaamispaikka, kohti (directional usage), koordinaattiongelmat (contextual references to meeting points in planning).

Notes: The term reflects Finnish compounding patterns and the use of genitive forms to denote relation or possession in compound nouns.