tukkeiden

Tukkeiden is a form that appears in Finnish texts in relation to the noun tukki, which means a log or timber piece. In standard Finnish, the genitive plural of tukki is tukkien, used to indicate possession or association with multiple logs (for example, tukkien kuljetus, the transport of logs). The form tukkeiden is not the standard genitive plural in modern Finnish and is generally considered nonstandard.

Usage and meaning

Tukki denotes a single log or timber unit, and its inflection follows typical Finnish noun patterns. Nominative singular: tukki; partitive singular: tukkia; genitive singular: tukin; plural nominative: tukit; genitive plural: tukkien. The genitive plural tukkien conveys “of the logs” or “the logs’.” The word is common in forestry, timber industry, construction, and everyday language when discussing logs, beams, or wooden pieces.

Nonstandard variant

Tukkeiden is sometimes encountered as a misspelling, a dialectal variant, or a historical spelling in some texts. In most contemporary Finnish usage, tukkeiden would be considered incorrect for the genitive plural of tukki. When compiling or editing Finnish texts, it is prudent to use tukkien for the standard form.

Etymology and related terms

Tukki originates from a Finnish root meaning a piece of wood or timber. The language forms its cases and numbers through standard Finnish noun declension, with the genitive plural ending -ien (tukkien) for this noun class. Related terms include tukki (log), tukit (logs), and phrases such as tukin kuorma and tukkeiden käsittely in correct, standard usage.

See also

Finnish grammar, Finnish nouns, forestry terminology, tukki.