sienenaiheuttamien

Sienenaiheuttamien is a Finnish grammatical form used to indicate that a plural noun is caused by fungi. It functions as the genitive plural form of the compound participial adjective sienenaiheuttama, and it commonly appears in formal or technical contexts such as medical or scientific writing. An example phrase is sienenaiheuttamien sairauksien hoito, meaning the treatment of diseases caused by fungi.

Formation and meaning

The term combines sieni (fungus) with aiheuttama (caused by), forming a compound adjective that describes origin or cause. In its plural genitive form, the ending -ien signals that it modifies a plural noun in genitive. This construction allows precise attribution of a condition to a fungal source, without repeating the noun that it describes. The structure is typical for Finnish where participial adjectives link a cause to a noun in what is often a noun phrase used in technical language.

Usage notes

Sienenaiheuttamien is mainly encountered in written and formal Finnish, especially in medical, microbiological, and veterinary texts. It tends to appear before the genitive plural noun it modifies, and its meaning is understood as “fungus-caused” or “fungal.” In less formal contexts, speakers may opt for periphrastic or simpler alternatives such as sieniperäiset or sienestä johtuvat, which carry slightly different stylistic or scope nuances.

Examples

Sienenaiheuttamien sairauksien hoito on monimutkaista.

Tutkimus keskittyy sienenaiheuttamien taudinaiheuttajien havaitsemiseen ja torjuntaan.

See also

sieni, aiheuttama, sienitaudit, kliininen kieli