Aloituspisteelle

Aloituspisteelle is a form of the Finnish noun aloituspiste, meaning “starting point.” The suffix –elle is a locative/dative case ending that indicates direction or destination, so aloituspisteelle translates literally to “to the starting point.” The form appears in written Finnish when giving instructions, directions, or describing movement toward the initial position of an activity or object.

The word is used across several contexts. In sports, coaching instructions may say “Mene aloituspisteelle” (Go to the starting point). In navigation or mapping manuals, a guide might instruct the reader “Siirry aloituspisteelle” (Move to the starting point). It is also common in technical or procedural documentation, where a process begins at a defined aloituspiste and subsequent steps proceed from there: “Alkuvastaa aloituspisteelle” or “PROCEDURE starts at aloituspisteelle.”

Morphologically, aloituspiste is a compound of aloitus (beginning) and piste (point), and –elle reflects the use of the -tE-LLe suffix that attaches to nouns to form spatial or dative constructions. The form contrasts with aloituspisteen (genitive) or aloituspisteen (possessive), both of which convey possession or attribution rather than direction.

Aloituspisteelle is not a standalone noun but a functional form that modules the meaning of aloituspiste. It frequently appears in instructional texts, sporting commentary, mapping software guides, and in technical manuals. The term is most useful for learners of Finnish who need to parse directional verbs and understand how Finnish encodes location or target with case endings.