kulttuurillisia

Kulttuurillisia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective kulttuurillinen, meaning “cultural.” In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so kulttuurillisia occurs when the noun is plural and in the partitive case. It is not a standalone noun but an inflected adjective used to describe plural nouns in various contexts, for example kulttuurillisia arvoja (cultural values) or kulttuurillisia eroja (cultural differences).

Etymology and formation: The word derives from kulttuuri, meaning culture, with the suffix -llinen that forms adjectives meaning “pertaining to.” The partitive plural ending for adjectives of this type is -isia, as in kulttuurillisia eroja or kulttuurillisia arvoja. This form typically appears when the noun it modifies is in the partitive or when the overall construction requires indefiniteness.

Usage and nuances: Kulttuurillisia appears frequently in academic writing, surveys, and journalism when discussing multiple cultural aspects, values, practices, or differences. It signals that the noun it describes is being treated in a general, sometimes non-countable or ongoing sense, and it must agree with the noun in both number and case.

Related terms: kulttuurillisuus (culturality) is the corresponding abstract noun form, while kulttuurillinen (cultural) and related compounds such as kulttuurienvälinen (intercultural) appear in broader discussions of culture and cultural relationships.