sotilaallisten

Sotilaallisten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective sotilaallinen, meaning military or militaristic. It is used to indicate relation or belonging to multiple military entities when the head noun is in a following genitive phrase, or more broadly in complex noun phrases in contexts such as official, historical, or academic writing. For example, sotilaallisten johtajien shines in phrases like sotilaallisten johtajien päät ökset (the decisions of the military leaders) or sotilaallisten organisaatioiden rakenteet (the structures of military organizations).

Etymology and morphology: The base adjective sotilaallinen is formed from the noun sotilas (soldier) with the suffix -lainen, which conveys relatedness or belonging. Finnish adjectives inflect for number and case; for adjectives ending in -linen, the genitive plural ending is -isten. Therefore sotilaallisten is the genitive plural form used when modifying a noun that is itself in genitive plural or when the entire noun phrase is in a genitive relation.

Usage: Sotilaallisten occurs mainly in formal or analytical Finnish, including military history, politics, and policy analysis. It cannot stand alone as a lexical item; its function is to agree with the noun it modifies in a genitive plural context. The form is often embedded in phrases that describe actions, structures, or relations of multiple military actors or organizations.

Related forms: The related inflections include sotilaallinen (base form), sotilaalliset (nominative plural), sotilaallisen (genitive singular), and sotilaallisia (partitive or accusative plural), all of which carry the same root meaning but different grammatical roles.