psykoottisten

Psykoottisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective psykoottinen, which describes something related to psychosis, a severe mental disorder affecting perception and thought. In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, and the genitive plural form of the adjective often ends in -isten. Therefore, psykoottisten is used when the described noun is in genitive plural, or when the adjective itself appears in a genitive plural construction.

Morphology and usage. The base form is psykoottinen (psychotic, psychosis-related). To form the genitive plural, the ending -inen typically changes to -isten, yielding psykoottisten. This pattern is common for many Finnish adjectives ending in -inen. The surrounding noun determines the exact meaning, and psykoottisten will align with that noun in terms of case and number. For example, in phrases like psykoottisten oireiden (of psychotic symptoms) or psykoottisten potilaiden hoito (the treatment of psychotic patients), the adjective and noun reflect the genitive plural relationship.

Context and nuances. Psykoottinen primarily denotes relation to psychosis rather than to general “psychotropic” or “psychoactive” substances, which are typically described with other terms (for example, psykoaktiiviset aineet). In everyday language, psykoottinen can also be used metaphorically to describe chaotic or irrational situations, though such usage is more literary than clinical.

See also. psykoosi, psykoottiset (plural nominative), psykoottinen.