suurusten

Suurusten is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun suurus, meaning size, magnitude, or extent. In Finnish, the genitive plural is used to indicate possession or association with multiple items, and suurusten translates to “of the sizes” or “the sizes’.” Because the nominative plural of suurus is typically suurukset, suurusten appears in contexts where several sizes are being described or analyzed.

Usage and contexts: The form suurusten is common in descriptive, statistical, and scientific writing when discussing measurements, classifications, or variations across size categories. Typical collocations include suurusten vaihtelu (variation of sizes), suurusten jakauma (distribution of sizes), and suurusten mukaan (by size). It appears in phrases that compare, group, or relate objects according to their dimensions or magnitudes.

Morphology: suurus belongs to the class of -us nouns in Finnish. The singular genitive is suuruksen, while the plural nominative is suurukset, and the plural genitive is suurusten. The -sten/-usten suffix pattern is a standard way Finnish forms the genitive plural for several -us nouns, though there are exceptions among the broader noun stock.

Etymology and related forms: The word suurus derives from a basic concept of size or extent and has parallels in related Finnish terms for measurement and dimension. The genitive plural suurusten shares the same root, serving as a grammatical tool to express relationships between multiple sizes.

See also: Finnish grammar, genitive case, plural formation, suurus.