vahvimmista

Vahvimmista is a Finnish word-form meaning “of the strongest” or “from among the strongest.” It is the elative plural form of the superlative adjective vahvimmat (the strongest). The form is created by taking vahvimmat and adding the elative plural suffix -ista, yielding vahvimmista. It is used to indicate a subset of a group defined by strength, typically in noun phrases such as vahvimmista kilpailijoista (from among the strongest competitors) or vahvimmista jäsenistä (from among the strongest members).

In usage, vahvimmista signals that the referenced group is not the entire set, but a portion selected by the criterion of being the strongest. It often appears in descriptive or formal writing, including sports, military, or analytical contexts, where distinctions among levels of strength are relevant.

Examples:

- Vahvimmista kilpailijoista valittiin voittaja. (From among the strongest competitors, a winner was chosen.)

- Ryhmä vahvimmista jäsenistä koostui suuresta osaamisesta. (The group of the strongest members consisted of highly skilled individuals.)

Related forms in Finnish include vahvin (the strongest) and vahvimmat (the strongest ones). The elative plural form vahvimmista illustrates how Finnish expresses subsetting and origin within a larger group through case and number-changing suffixes.