tappojen

Tappojen is the genitive plural form of the Finnish noun tappo, which refers to a killing or murder. In English usage, tappojen is typically rendered as “of murders.” The form occurs primarily in formal, historical, or journalistic contexts rather than in everyday conversation.

Morphology and usage in Finnish grammar: Finnish marks possession or attribution with the genitive case, and the genitive plural for many nouns ending in -o is formed with the ending -ojen. Therefore tappo yields tappojen in the genitive plural. This form is used when referring to multiple killings in phrases such as tappojen määrä, meaning “the number of murders,” or when describing characteristics attributed to murders.

Context and register: The term tappojen carries strong connotations related to violence and crime. As a result, it tends to appear in crime statistics, legal language, historical accounts, or literary narration rather than in casual speech. Its use is more common when discussing counts, patterns, or the impact of multiple killings.

Related terms: tappo (the act of killing, a noun form related to murder), murha (the common Finnish word for murder), tappaminen (the verb meaning to kill, or the act of killing). These terms provide broader context for discussions involving tappojen and its semantic field.

Notes: In Finnish, the exact form of the genitive plural can vary with dialect and style, but tappojen is the standard form for -o nouns in formal writing.