paikkojen

Paikkojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun paikka, meaning place or location. It is used to express possession or association with multiple places, as part of a noun phrase in which paikkojen acts as the possessor.

In practice, paikkojen appears in phrases that describe characteristics, quantities, or collections related to places. Common uses include referring to the number of locations or to lists of locations. For example, paikkojen määrä means the number of places, and paikkojen luettelo means a list of places. The form is also used in broader constructions like mappings, inventories, or studies that concern several locations, such as a kartoitus paikkojen perusteella (an inventory based on locations) or paikkojen jakautuminen kaupungissa (the distribution of places within a city).

Linguistically, paikkojen is the genitive plural of paikka and signals a possessive or related relationship within a larger noun phrase. Finnish grammar marks possession in this way without articles, and the genitive plural ending -jen is a standard marker that accompanies corresponding singular or plural nouns as needed by the sentence.

Usage notes:

- Paikkojen typically modifies a following noun that denotes the thing possessed or categorized, for example paikkojen määrä or paikkojen luettelo.

- It can appear in formal or technical writing, such as urban planning, geography, or cataloging contexts, as well as in general descriptive prose when discussing multiple locations.

See also: paikka (place).