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.
Soikean is used when the descriptive word is applied to a noun in genitive, or in more
- Soikea pallo rolled across the floor.
- Esine, jonka muoto on soikea, löytyi laatikosta. (An object whose shape is oval was found in the
- Soikean muodon kappale voidaan termittää teknisesti soikeaksi muodoksi tai ellipsoidiin viittaavasti.
Soikea is a native Finnish word, and soikean is its standard genitive singular form. The term is
soikea, ellipsi, soikeudelliset käsitteet (elliptic/oval concepts)