lukuisilta

Lukuisilta is the elative plural form of the Finnish adjective lukuisa, meaning numerous or many. It is used to indicate origin or source from a large number of people, places, or things when the modifying noun is plural.

Grammatical notes: In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. Lukuisilta is the elative plural form and is used before a plural noun in the elative case to express “from many” or “from numerous.” Examples include lukuisilta ihmisiltä (from many people) and lukuisilta lähteiltä (from numerous sources).

Usage and nuance: The form is common in formal writing, journalism, and scholarly prose when reporting information drawn from multiple sources or witnesses. It emphasizes breadth of origin. It can be contrasted with lukuisat (nominative plural, “numerous”) and lukuisia (partitive plural, “numerous” in a non-definite sense), which appear in different syntactic contexts.

Etymology and related forms: Lukuisilta derives from the Finnish adjective lukuisa, built with the standard -isa/-a suffix to form an adjective meaning “numerous.” The elative plural ending -ilta/-iltä marks origin or source from multiple items. Related forms include lukuisat (nominative plural) and lukuisia (partitive plural), used with corresponding noun cases.

See also: lukuisa, lukuisat, lukuisia, Finnish adjectives and case inflection.