Inessiiviselle

Inessiiviselle is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the allative singular form of the adjective inessiivinen, which means “inessive” in a linguistic sense. Finnish adjectives decline for case and number just like nouns, and the allative case is marked with the suffix -lle. When an adjective ends in -inen, its allative singular form typically becomes -iselle, so inessiivinen plus the allative ending yields inessiiviselle. The corresponding allative plural form is inessiivisille.

Usage of inessiiviselle is mainly seen in linguistic descriptions and scholarly references rather than in everyday speech. It serves to describe a noun that is being referenced in the allative case with the attribute “inessive,” i.e., a noun characterized by or related to the inessive concept within the allative frame.

Morphology summary:

- Base adjective: inessiivinen (inessive)

- Singular allative: inessiiviselle

- Plural allative: inessiivisille

Examples (illustrative, typically in linguistic contexts):

- inessiiviselle alueelle (to the area that is in the inessive)

- inessiiviselle ilmaisulle (to the expression that is in the inessive)

Relation to broader grammar:

- Inessiivinen denotes the inessive case, which expresses location “inside” something in Finnish.

- Allative (-lle) marks direction toward something.

- The combination inessiiviselle is a specific inflected form used when an adjective that refers to the inessive is modifying a noun in the allative position.

See also: Finnish grammar, inessive, allative, Finnish adjective declension.