tutkimuskohtalainen

Tutkimuskohtalainen is a Finnish adjective formed from tutkimus (research) and kohtalainen (fateful, significant). It is not a standard dictionary entry in Finnish, but appears as a neologism or stylistic coinage in certain writings. In practice, its use is limited to contexts where the author wants to emphasize that a research process or result has decisive, destiny-like, or consequential importance.

Possible senses and usage. The term can describe something relating to a research process that yields fateful consequences, such as a study whose results significantly redirect policy, practice, or further inquiry. It may also appear in literary, editorial, or speculative prose to signal a narrative moment in which investigation and fate intersect. Because the expression is not fixed in meaning, its interpretation relies on context and explicit definition by the author. For example, a phrase like tutkimuskohtalainen tapaus would indicate a case whose investigation carries disproportionate weight for subsequent actions.

Morphology and notes. As an attributive adjective, tutkimuskohtalainen typically precedes a noun (e.g., tutkimuskohtalainen ilmiö, tutkimuskohtalainen tapaus). The noun form tutkimuskohtalaisuus is theoretically possible but uncommon; in many cases speakers would rephrase to convey the intended sense using existing terms such as tapaustutkimus or kohtalaisuuteen viittaava ilmaus.

See also. tapaustutkimus, tutkimus, kohtalaisuus, kieliopilliset neologismit. The term remains niche and its acceptance varies by author and genre.