veriluovuttajista

Veriluovuttajista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun veriluovuttaja, which means a blood donor. The compound is formed from veri, meaning blood, and luovuttaja, meaning donor. In Finnish grammar, the suffix -sta/-stä marks the elative case, indicating movement from or reference to the group; thus veriluovuttajista denotes “from/about the blood donors.”

The form is used in contexts where discussion centers on a group of donors. It appears in medical, statistical, and research writing as well as in news reporting when the subject is a collection or discussion of donors as a cohort. For example, sentences might read: Tutkimuksessa veriluovuttajista kerätyt tiedot analysoitiin, or Veriluovuttajista kertovat tilastot ovat kasvaneet viime vuonna. These constructions show how the elative plural is employed to refer to information, characteristics, or discussion sourced from the group of donors.

Linguistic note: Finnish nouns decline for cases, and veriluovuttajista exemplifies the elative plural. The singular counterparts are veriluovuttajasta (from a blood donor) and veriluovuttajien (blood donors’), among other forms. The meaning remains tied to the group of individuals who donate blood, rather than to a single donor.

See also: veriluovuttaja.