skeptisiä
Skeptisiä is the partitive plural form of the Finnish adjective skeptinen, meaning skeptical. It is used to describe attitudes, statements, or evaluations that express doubt or caution toward a claim, discovery, or proposition. In Finnish, skeptisiä modifies a noun in the partitive case, as in skeptisiä mielipiteitä or skeptisiä reaktioita. The term is common in everyday speech and in media when characterizing tentative or questioning stances.
In Finnish grammar, skeptinen belongs to the -inen adjectives. Its nominative plural form is skeptiset, while
Usage and nuance: Skeptinen suggests a cautious, evidence-based restraint toward propositions rather than immediate acceptance. It
Etymology and related terms: The Finnish skeptinen derives from Greek skeptikos via Latin and other European