sulautuneista

Sulautuneista is a Finnish grammatical form, the elative plural of the past participle sulautunut, which comes from the verb sulautua meaning to merge or assimilate. As a form, sulautuneista is used to describe a plural noun in the elative case, indicating origin or source: for example, sulautuneista ryhmistä means “from the assimilated groups.”

In practice, sulautuneista functions as an adjective-like modifier rather than a standalone noun. It commonly appears in sociological, demographic, or linguistic contexts when discussing groups or entities that have undergone assimilation or merging into a larger system. The nuance depends on the surrounding noun and the broader topic, but the core idea is that the referenced groups have been assimilated or integrated.

Usage notes:

- It is appropriate with plural nouns in elative, such as sulautuneista ryhmistä or sulautuneista ihmisistä, translating roughly to “from the assimilated groups” or “of the assimilated groups,” depending on syntax.

- The term is primarily a grammatical form; its meaning is derived from sulautua and the surrounding context (sociology, migration studies, cultural studies, linguistics).

See also:

- Sulautuminen (assimilation or merging process)

- Sulautua (to assimilate or merge)

- Sulautuneisuus (the state of having been assimilated, when used in discourse)

This article covers the linguistic and practical uses of sulautuneista as a grammatical form rather than a separate concept, emphasizing its role in indicating source or origin of assimilated groups within Finnish syntax.