löydösten

Löydösten is a Finnish inflected form derived from the noun löydös, meaning a discovery or finding. In standard Finnish, löydösten is used as the genitive plural form to indicate possession or relation to multiple discoveries, roughly translating to “of the discoveries.”

In grammatical terms, löydösten represents the plural genitive. It appears in formal or written Finnish, particularly in scholarly or cataloging contexts, where precision about a set of findings is important. Depending on the writer and register, other genitive plural forms of related nouns, such as löytöjen, may also be encountered; variations like löydös-based forms reflect historical development and stylistic choices within Finnish noun inflection.

Usage tends to be more common in academic, archaeological, or cataloging texts than in everyday speech. When presenting a body of material or artifacts, a phrase such as “löydösten dokumentointi” (documentation of the discoveries) or “löydösten arkeologinen merkitys” (the archaeological significance of the discoveries) can appear, signaling a collective reference to multiple items or findings.

Etymologically, löydösten traces back to löydös, which is related to the verb löytää (to find). The genitive plural suffix -sten forms part of Finnish inflection patterns for certain nouns ending in -ö, with regional or historical variation influencing the exact form. See also related forms such as löytöjen for alternative genitive plural usage.