metallisten

Metallisten is a Finnish inflected form based on the adjective metallinen, which generally means metal or metallic. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so metallinen has various forms such as metalliset (nominative plural) and metallisten (genitive plural). The form metallisten specifically marks a genitive plural relationship, typically translating to “of the metallic [things]” or “of metals” in English.

Etymology and function: Metallinen derives from the noun metalli (metal) through the standard Finnish adjectival suffix -nen. The genitive plural form metallisten is used to express possession or association with multiple items in the genitive case. This makes metallisten common in noun phrases that describe materials, products, or objects made of metal, or more broadly, any group of metallic items in a possessive sense.

Usage: Metallisten can appear in sentences such as metallisten tuotteiden kierrätys (the recycling of metallic products) or metallisten esineiden väri (the color of the metal objects). It is not a standalone noun; rather, it functions within noun phrases to indicate a relationship to metal across contexts such as industry, design, or material description.

Related terms: The base forms include metalli (metal), metallinen (metallic), metalliset (the metallic ones). The concept is primarily linguistic, though it intersects with topics in metallurgy and materials science when discussing metal-related products and properties.

See also: Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, metallurgia.