useimmilta

Useimmilta is a Finnish term that functions as the elative plural form of the determiner or adjective useimmat, meaning “the majority” or “most of.” In linguistic and writing practice, useimmilta is used to indicate origin or attribution to a majority group. The construction is common in formal or written Finnish, especially in reporting survey results, studies, or summaries of opinions.

In usage, useimmilta typically appears with a following noun in the elative or with a noun phrase that denotes people or respondents. A typical construction is useimmilta ihmisiltä, meaning “from the majority of people.” It can also be used with other elative nouns such as vastauksilta (from the responses) or osallistujilta (from the participants). The phrase therefore marks the source of information, viewpoint, or data as belonging to a majority.

Etymology and form: useimmat means “the most” or “the majority.” The elative plural suffix -lta/-ltä attaches to it to form useimmilta, signaling origin “from the majority.” The form is most often seen in written text and formal reporting; it is less common in everyday spoken Finnish, where simpler phrases like suurin osa or useimmat are more frequent.

See also: suurin osa (the majority), suurin (largest), useimmat (the most), kaikkien (of all). Translation considerations usually render useimmilta as “from the majority” or, in context, “from most people.”