muusikoiden

Muusikoiden is the genitive plural form of muusikko, a Finnish noun meaning musician. Muusikko denotes a person who plays music, either professionally or as a hobby. The genitive plural muusikoiden is used to indicate possession or association, roughly translating to "of musicians" in English. It appears in phrases such as muusikoiden liitto (the Federation of Musicians) or muusikoiden konsertti (the musicians’ concert).

Morphology and usage: In Finnish, the nominative plural is muusikot, while the genitive plural is muusikoiden. The genitive is used to link the noun to another noun or to express ownership, authorship, origin, or belonging. When muusikoiden modifies another noun, that noun is put in the genitive as well, as in muusikoiden levy (the musicians’ record) or muusikoiden yhteisö (the community of musicians).

Origin and notes: Muusikko is formed from musiikki (music) with the agent suffix -ikko. The term is common in Finnish-language writing and speech and remains neutral in tone. It is not a proper noun unless used as part of a title or organization name.