Ilmaisuillle

Ilmaisuillle is a Finnish inflected form of the noun ilmaisu, which means expression, phrase, or manifestation. In grammar, it represents the allative case form used to indicate direction toward expressions or to designate a recipient or target of an action involving expressions.

Morphology and standard usage. The base form ilmaisu combines with the allative suffix onto the plural or singular stem in Finnish. In contemporary Finnish, the common allative plural of ilmaisu (and of ilmaisut, expressions) is ilmaisuille. The form ilmaisuillle is encountered in some grammars, dictionaries, or older orthographic descriptions as an alternative or historical variant. In practice, ilmaisuille is the form you are likely to see in modern texts, while ilmaisuillle may appear in linguistic discussions that note variant spellings or historical usage.

Function and context. The allative case marks direction, destination, or beneficiary in Finnish syntax. When applied to ilmaisu, ilmaisuillle signals “to expressions” or “for expressions” in contexts where expressions themselves are the target, beneficiary, or endpoint of an action. This kind of construction is more common in linguistic explanations, pedagogical material, or analyses of how expressions function within a sentence, rather than in everyday conversational Finnish.

Etymology. The form derives from the noun ilmaisu (expression) combined with the allative suffix -lle, with plural forms typically realized as ilmaisuille in current standard usage; ilmaisuillle reflects an alternative orthography or historical variant.

See also. Finnish grammar, allative case, ilmaisut, expression (linguistics).