korkeista

Korkeista is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective korkea, meaning tall or high. It is used to modify a plural noun in the elative case, indicating origin or movement from something tall or high. In phrases of the form korkeista X, the noun X is in the elative plural (from tall or high X).

Morphology and usage: Finnish adjectives agree with the noun they describe in number and case. For the elative plural, the suffix -ista (or -istä after vowels) is attached to the stem of the adjective. Therefore korkea becomes korkeista when describing plural nouns in the elative.

Examples:

- korkeista rakennuksista — from the tall buildings

- korkeista puista — from the tall trees

- korkeista kukkuloista — from the high hilltops

Notes: korkeista is not a standalone noun; it is an inflected form of korkea used before a plural noun. It also appears in broader expressions meaning “from heights” if the noun is omitted but implied, for example korkeista paikoista meaning from high places. The elative plural provides a way to express source or movement away from multiple tall or high items within Finnish grammar.