odottavien
Odottavien is a grammatical form in Finnish, not a standalone lexical item. It represents the genitive plural of the present active participle odottava, which means “waiting.” In usage, odottavien functions as a participial modifier within a genitive noun phrase, conveying a relational sense such as “of those who are waiting” or “the waiting people.”
The form is typically found in combinations with a head noun in the genitive, forming phrases that
In practice, odottavien is most common in written Finnish, especially in descriptive, journalistic, or formal prose.