pragmattisen
Pragmattisen is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective pragmattinen, meaning pragmatic or practical. In Finnish, adjectives decline to reflect case, number, and the noun they modify, and pragmattisen is used when the adjective appears in a genitive noun phrase, such as when describing possession or association.
The word stems from the root pragmat- relating to practicality and result-oriented thinking, with the common
Usage notes and grammar: pragmattisen functions as a descriptive attribute within noun phrases. It is one of
In reception, pragmattisen appears most often in formal or written Finnish, helping to articulate judgments about
See also: Finnish grammar; Finnish adjectives; genitive case; pragmatism; pragmatics.