Bändeissä

Bändeissä is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun bändi, meaning “in bands” or “in several bands.” A bändi is a musical group, such as a rock, pop, jazz, or metal ensemble. Bändeissä is used to describe someone who belongs to more than one band.

Etymology and morphology: Bändi is a loanword from English band. The plural nominative is bändit. In Finnish, the inessive plural suffix -issä expresses “in” with plural nouns, yielding bändeissä. The form follows the standard pattern for borrowed words ending in -i when inflected in the plural and locative, and it shows the vowel harmony characteristic of Finnish.

Usage: The term is common in music journalism, artist biographies, and interviews to indicate cross-band activity. Examples: Hän soittaa useissa bändeissä. Monet suomalaiset muusikot tekevät yhteistyötä useissa bändeissä.

Nuances: The singular bändissä means “in a band” (one group); bändeissä emphasizes belonging to multiple bands or performing with several ensembles. The phrase can describe individuals as well as collective projects and is a standard part of Finnish music vocabulary.

See also: Bändi; Finnish music terminology; Inessive case.