Laastareilla

Laastareilla is a Finnish term that appears as the adessive plural form of laastari, meaning an adhesive bandage or plaster. The singular laastari refers to a single bandage, while laastarit is the plural. When the adessive suffix -lla/-illä is added and the ending is -eille, the form laastareilla expresses location or accompaniment: on bandages or with bandages. In practice, laastareilla is used to describe items, surfaces, or situations that involve bandages.

Usage and meaning in context

Laastareilla is common in everyday Finnish, especially in medical, first-aid, and packaging language. It can indicate that something is covered by bandages or that a kit or set includes bandages. For example, haava on peitetty laastareilla means “the wound is covered with band-aids,” and ensiapupakkauksessa on laastareilla varustettuja tarvikkeita means “the first-aid kit contains bandages.” The form is inherently plural, reflecting multiple bandages or the idea of bandages as a category of items.

Linguistic notes

Laastareilla should not be confused with laasti, which in Finnish means plaster or mortar used in construction; the two words have different meanings and origins. Related forms include laastari (singular nominative) and laastarit (plural nominative). The adessive laastareilla demonstrates how Finnish uses location and accompaniment marks for everyday objects like bandages.

Overall, laastareilla is a routine, neutral term used to discuss bandages in plural form within Finnish discourse on first aid, medical supplies, and related contexts.