kuolleista

Kuolleista is a Finnish expression that literally means “from the dead” or “of the dead.” In Finnish grammar it is the elative plural form of kuolleet, the plural noun meaning “the dead” (the deceased people). The root kuollut comes from the verb kuolla, meaning “to die,” and functions as a participle used as an adjective or noun.

Forms and examples help with its use. The base adjective is kuollut; the nominative plural noun is kuolleet (“the dead”). The genitive plural is kuolleiden (“of the dead”). The partitive plural is kuolleita. The elative plural, kuolleista, expresses “from the dead” or “out of the dead.” Examples include: Tarinoita kuolleista (stories about the dead) or He puhui kuolleista (He talked about the dead).

Usage and context. Kuolleista is commonly found in literary, journalistic, and conversational Finnish when referring to deceased people or to narratives about them. Because it is a case form, its exact meaning depends on the sentence’s structure; it can denote source, topic, or subject matter related to the dead. The phrase also appears, with capitalization, as a potential title or heading in works dealing with death or the dead, where Kuolleista may function as a proper noun.

See also. Related terms include kuolema (death), kuollut (dead, as an adjective or noun), and muistot (memories), which frequently occur in discussions about death and the deceased.