sähköisen

Sähköisen is a Finnish adjective form derived from sähköinen, meaning electric or electrical. In everyday language, the term describes things related to electricity, such as devices, currents, networks, and systems. The form sähköisen appears when the noun it modifies is in certain cases, for example in front of a genitive noun, as in sähköisen laitteen hinta, meaning “the price of the electric device.”

Etymology and formation: sähköinen is built from the stem sähkö- (electricity) with the common Finnish adjective suffix -inen. The word is widely used across science, technology, industry, and ordinary speech to indicate a relationship to electricity. The root 電 is seen in numerous compounds and phrases, such as sähköverkko (electric grid), sähköaaltoputki (historic term in some contexts), and sähköpostin (email) usage within compounds.

Usage and nuance: Sähköinen is typically contrasted with elektri- or elektroninen in Finnish. While sähköinen covers general electrical phenomena and equipment, elektroninen is often used to refer to electronics or electronic technology and components. In many practical contexts, however, sähköinen remains the standard descriptor for things pertaining to electricity, including devices, circuits, and measurements.

See also: sähkö, sähkölaitteet, sähköverkko, elektroniikka, elektroninen.