lattian

Lattian is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun lattia, meaning floor. In standard Finnish, the genitive case marks possession or relation, and lattian is used to connect the floor to another noun in compounds and possessive expressions. It is commonly found in architectural, construction, and interior-design contexts, as well as in linguistic discussions of Finnish morphology.

In practice, lattian forms appear in phrases such as lattian pinta (the surface of the floor) and lattian korkeus (the height of the floor). The genitive can indicate ownership, specification, or measurement related to the floor, depending on the context. The word lattia itself is a common everyday noun for floor, and lattian is one of its standard inflected forms.

The genitive singular lattian should be distinguished from the genitive plural lattioiden, which denotes “of the floors” or “the floors’” in phrases where multiple floors are being described. Finnish noun inflection relies on case and number rather than prepositions, so lattian functions as a grammatical modifier in such expressions rather than a standalone lexical item.

See also: lattia; Finnish grammar; architectural Finnish terms.