sufiksien

Sufiksien is the genitive plural form of sufiksi, the Finnish word for suffix. In Finnish morphology, a suffix (sufiksi) is a bound morpheme appended to a word stem to adjust its meaning or its grammatical category. Sufiksien is used when discussing more than one suffix or when indicating possession or association with several suffixes. The form is created by taking the stem sufiks- and adding the genitive plural ending -ien, a pattern common for many Finnish nouns.

In linguistic usage, suffixes perform various functions, including case marking in inflected languages, derivation (creating new words), or inflectional shifts. Finnish uses extensive suffixation; suffixes attach to nouns, verbs, and adjectives to express tense, mood, number, voice, and case, often in long chains.

Typical phrases that include sufiksien: "sufiksien moninaisuus," "sufiksien käyttö kieliopissa," "sufiksien analyysi." The concept of sufiksien is central to understanding word formation in Finnish and to the study of morphology in Finno-Ugric languages more broadly. Related topics include suffix, Finnish language, morphology.