mallapäätteisen
Mallapäätteisen is a Finnish grammatical term referring to a noun in the genitive case that is also an adjective. This occurs when a noun is used to modify another noun, expressing possession or a characteristic. For example, in the phrase "koiran talo" (the dog's house), "koiran" is the genitive form of "koira" (dog) and functions adjectivally to describe whose house it is. Similarly, in "auton väri" (the car's color), "auton" is the genitive of "auto" (car) and acts as an adjective.
The mallapäätteisen construction is common in Finnish and helps to convey relationships between nouns without requiring