Laiturialueelta

Laiturialueelta is a Finnish elative form meaning “from the pier area.” It is formed from laituri-alue, a compound of laituri (pier) and alue (area), with the elative suffix -elta (-ltä), which expresses movement from or origin in relation to a location.

Spelling and form are flexible in practice. The compound can be written as laituri-alueelta with a hyphen to clarify the two-element origin, or as a closed form laiturialueelta in some contexts. Hyphenation is common to improve readability, especially in longer compounds, while closed forms may appear in more formal or established usages.

Usage notes and examples. Laiturialueelta is used to indicate that something originates from or is located in the pier area. Examples: “Hän palasi laituri-alueelta” (He returned from the pier area) and “Esine on löytynyt laituri-alueelta” (An item was found from the pier area). The elative emphasizes a broader regional vicinity around the pier rather than a single point on the pier itself.

Relation to other terms. Laiturialueelta contrasts with laiturilta, which would refer more specifically to the pier itself, and with laituri-alue, the noun phrase denoting the pier area. It is an example of how Finnish uses elative suffixes to express spatial origin in compound place terms.

See also. Finnish grammar: elatiivi; laituri; alue.