Kuningattariin

Kuningattariin is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the noun kuningatar, meaning queen. It functions as the illative plural, used to express movement toward or into something associated with multiple queens or a destination involving more than one queen. In Finnish, the illative plural is one of several illative endings that signal direction, and kuningattariin is one such realization that can occur with stems like kuningattare-.

The form illustrates how Finnish builds plural illatives by attaching a suffix to the noun stem. Illative patterns vary among nouns, and kuningattariin follows the general tendency of using a suffix that harmonizes with the word’s phonology. Because Finnish inflection is sensitive to vowel harmony and consonant changes, the exact appearance of illative plurals can differ across contexts or dialects.

In ordinary speech and prose, kuningattariin is not a common everyday form and is more likely to be encountered in grammar discussions, linguistic examples, or poetic or stylistic uses where a plural illative is being illustrated. It serves as a concrete example of how Finnish can mark direction toward a plural noun.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, plural forms, kuningatar, noun inflection, vowel harmony.