kuusikasvoinen

Kuusikasvoinen is a Finnish adjective meaning “six-faced” or “having six faces.” It is used to describe beings or objects characterized by six facial surfaces. The term is typically encountered in fantasy, mythological, or descriptive prose rather than in everyday speech.

Formation and related forms: The compound combines kuusi “six” with kasvoinen, a descriptive suffix indicating “face-bearing.” It belongs to a family of numerically marked compounds such as kaksikasvoinen (two-faced) and monikasvoinen (multifaced). In grammatical use, it agrees with nouns in number and case: e.g., kuusikasvoinen olento (a six-faced creature), kuusikasvoisen olennon (of the six-faced creature), and kuusikasvoiset olennot (six-faced beings).

Usage and context: The term is largely confined to speculative fiction, folklore retellings, or poetic diction. It may be used to convey unnerving multiplicity of perception, ambiguous personality, or a god or demon with many visages. Because it is a hyper-specific descriptive coinage, it is not common in standard Finnish; more common synonyms would be monikasvoinen or general “multikasvoinen” when appropriate.

See also: kolmikasvoinen, monikasvoinen.