Aiemmilla

Aiemmilla is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective aiempi, meaning “earlier” or “previous.” It is used as the adessive plural form, accompanying a plural noun to indicate reference to, or relation with, earlier items, events, or contexts. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, and aiempi follows the standard pattern to form the adessive plural.

Usage and meaning

Aiemmilla is typically found in descriptive or comparative language that contrasts past and present conditions. It can describe things associated with prior periods, studies, decisions, experiences, or versions. The exact meaning depends on the noun it modifies and the broader sentence context, often conveying nuance such as “in the earlier ones,” “on the earlier experiences,” or “with the earlier items.”

Language notes

As a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item, aiemmilla appears mainly in written and spoken Finnish where past-reference is being contrasted with the present. It is one example of how Finnish adjectives inflect to align with the noun’s number and case, reflecting the language’s agglutinative morphology.

See also

Finnish grammar, adjectives in Finnish, noun-adjective agreement, case and number in Finnish.