Kyljessä

Kyljessä is a Finnish noun form meaning “in/at the side” or “on the side,” and it is the inessive form of kylki, which refers to a side, flank, rib, or a cut of meat from the side. The base word kylki covers bodily sides as well as edge-like parts of objects and is used in anatomy, cooking, and descriptions of physical positions.

In terms of grammar, kylki is declined like a standard Finnish noun. Singular forms include kylki (nominative), kyljen (genitive), and kylkeä (partitive). The inessive singular is kyljessä, indicating a location “in/on the side,” while the adessive singular is kyljellä (on the side). Other singular forms include elative kyljästä and allative kyljelle. Plural forms are kyljet (nominative), kylkien (genitive), kylkiä (partitive), kyljissä (inessive), kyljillä (adessive), kyljistä (elative), kyljille (allative), and translative kylkiksi. These forms allow precise expression of location and movement relative to the side of a person or object.

Usage of kyljessä is primarily locational, describing where something is in relation to a side or flank. It can apply to living beings, objects, or regions of a surface. For example, a scar on an animal’s side can be described as “Kissan kyljessä on arpi.” A decorative element on the side of a cake can be described as “Kakun kyljessä on koriste.” Beyond literal location, kylki and its case forms appear in anatomical or culinary descriptions and in general phrases that speak about sides or edges.

See also: kylki, Estonian külg, Finnish grammar references.