Ihailuun

Ihailuun is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the illative case form of the noun ihailu, meaning admiration. It is used to express movement toward or entering into a state of admiration, and appears mainly in written Finnish, especially in literary or analytical contexts.

Etymology and form: Ihailu derives from the verb ihailla, “to admire.” The illative suffix -uun is added to create ihailuun, signaling “into admiration.” This form is an example of how Finnish uses illative endings with abstract nouns to convey a sense of transition or direction.

Usage: The illative ihailuun tends to appear in formal prose, academic writing, or poetry. In everyday speech, Finns more often use other constructions to express admiration, such as ihailua (admiration as a concept or action) or phrases that describe the feeling without specifying a destination state. The illative is one of several cases used with abstract nouns to indicate a state toward which something moves or changes.

See also: ihailu, ihailla, Finnish grammar illative.