ruumiiden

Ruumiiden is the Finnish genitive plural form of the noun ruumis, which most commonly means "body" or "corpse." As a genitive plural, ruumiiden expresses possession, relation or description involving multiple bodies and is typically translated as "of the bodies" or used in constructions equivalent to "bodies’" in English.

Grammatically, ruumiiden belongs to the nominal inflection patterns of Finnish: singular nominative ruumis, plural nominative ruumiit, and genitive plural ruumiiden. The form appears in compounds and phrases that describe functions, properties or actions related to several bodies, for example ruumiiden säilytys ("storage of the bodies") or ruumiiden tunnistus ("identification of the bodies"). The word also appears in partitive and other cases (e.g., ruumiita for partitive plural).

In usage, ruumiiden is found in forensic, medical, legal and funeral contexts when referring to multiple human remains, as well as in literary and historical descriptions. It can carry neutral descriptive meaning in scientific writing or more charged connotations in journalism and fiction. Stylistic alternatives depend on context; speakers may use synonyms or paraphrase to avoid formality or bluntness when discussing human remains.

Etymologically, ruumiiden derives from the Finnish noun ruumis. Its forms reflect standard Finnish case and number marking used to indicate relationships among nouns in sentences.