päätyyppinen

Päätyyppinen is a Finnish adjective that translates to "main type" or "principal type". It is used to describe something that is the most common, dominant, or characteristic example of a particular category. For instance, one might refer to the päätyyppinen species of a forest or the päätyyppinen feature of a particular architectural style. The term implies a standard or archetypal form from which variations might exist. It can also be used in a more general sense to indicate the primary or most important kind of something. The adjective is derived from the Finnish words "pää" meaning "head" or "main" and "tyyppi" meaning "type". This combination clearly conveys the meaning of being the foremost or chief example within a classification.