soikean

Soikean is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective soikea, meaning oval or elliptical. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with their nouns in case and number, so soikea has forms such as soikea (nominative singular), soikean (genitive singular), and soikeiden (genitive plural). The form soikean is most commonly seen in noun phrases where the adjective modifies a noun in the genitive case, for example in expressions that describe shape or form.

Usage notes:

Soikean is used when the descriptive word is applied to a noun in genitive, or in more formal or written contexts to indicate “of oval shape.” In everyday speech, the base form soikea is frequently used directly before a noun, as in soikea pallo (an oval ball).

Examples:

- Soikea pallo rolled across the floor.

- Esine, jonka muoto on soikea, löytyi laatikosta. (An object whose shape is oval was found in the box.)

- Soikean muodon kappale voidaan termittää teknisesti soikeaksi muodoksi tai ellipsoidiin viittaavasti.

Etymology and related terms:

Soikea is a native Finnish word, and soikean is its standard genitive singular form. The term is commonly paired with other shape-related words; related concepts in Finnish include ellipsi (ellipse) and ellipsoidisia descriptions in technical contexts.

See also:

soikea, ellipsi, soikeudelliset käsitteet (elliptic/oval concepts)