Iloista

Iloista is a Finnish noun form that functions as the elative plural of the word ilo, meaning joy or delight. In Finnish grammar, the elative case indicates origin or source and corresponds to the idea of “from” or “out of” in English. The plural elative is formed with the suffix -ista/-istä, yielding iloista for “from joys” or “out of joys.” In contemporary use, the plural elative is relatively uncommon and is typically found in literary, poetic, or fixed expressions rather than in everyday speech.

Because of its rarity in spoken language, iloista is mainly of interest to students and scholars studying Finnish morphology. It demonstrates how Finnish uses case endings to express nuanced relationships between nouns and other parts of speech. The form is related to the base noun ilo (joy); the singular elative ilosta is much more common in ordinary usage, while iloista appears primarily in poetry, historical texts, or stylized writing.

In a broader linguistic context, iloista illustrates the Finnish case system and the versatility of the -sta/-stä and -ista/-istä suffix patterns for expressing source and relation. It also highlights how plural forms of simple nouns can emerge in specific grammatical moods, even if they are not routinely used in everyday language. See also Finnish grammar, elative case, and the noun ilo.