kuumeisia

Kuumeisia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective kuumeinen, meaning feverish or fever-related. It describes feverish states or conditions and is typically used with a noun in the partitive case, such as when the reference is indefinite or non-countable. The corresponding nominative plural form is kuumeiset.

Common uses include medical contexts and everyday language. For example, sairaalassa on vielä kuumeisia potilaita means “there are still feverish patients in the hospital.” Hänellä on kuumeisia oireita translates to “he/she has feverish symptoms.” In a broader sense, kuumeisia can describe feverish situations or atmospheres, as in kuumeinen odotus (feverish anticipation) where the noun is in a form other than partitive.

Notes on nuance and variation. Kuumeiset is the nominative plural used when the feverish group is treated as a definite set of individuals or things (the feverish ones). Kuumeisia emphasizes the ongoing or indefinite nature of the feverish condition when the noun it modifies is in the partitive. The term is common in medical writing but also appears in literature and journalism to convey a state of fever or heightened agitation without specifying exact quantities.

In summary, kuumeisia is a grammatical form used to express fever-related states in plural, typically with a following noun in partitive, and it remains primarily descriptive rather than a standalone noun.