symbolien

Symbolien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun symboli. The core meaning is "symbol" or "sign," referring to a mark that represents something else. The genitive plural symbolien is used to indicate possession or association with multiple symbols, roughly translating to "of the symbols" or "the symbols’" in English. It appears in phrases describing characteristics, relationships, or usage of several symbols.

Symboli is a loanword in Finnish, originating from Swedish symbol, which itself comes from Latin symbolum and Greek symbolon. The genitive plural form symbolien follows Finnish noun-inflection rules for words ending in -i, where the genitive plural takes the -ien ending. This pattern is common among many Finnish loanwords of similar origin.

Usage examples include: Symbolien merkitys riippuu kontekstista. Näiden symbolien välinen suhde on keskeinen osa suunnittelua. Tieteessä symbolien käyttö viittaa yleisesti merkintöihin ja representaatiotapoihin. In technical or academic writing, symbolien kunto tai symbolien yhteys voi viitata ominaisuuksiin, sääntöihin tai suhteisiin, joita symbolit ilmentävät.

See also: Finnish grammar, noun inflection, genitive case, loanwords in Finnish, symboli as a general term for signs and signs in science, art, and mathematics.