Liiveihin

Liiveihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun liivi, which means vest or waistcoat. As an illative, liiveihin expresses movement toward or into multiple vests, for example in contexts describing putting on or entering several garments.

In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks direction into something, and the plural illative endings vary with phonological class. For the noun liivi, the plural illative is formed by attaching the suffix -eihin to the stem, yielding liiveihin. The corresponding singular illative form is liiviin, meaning into a vest.

Usage of liiveihin is largely confined to descriptive grammar, linguistic discussions, or examples illustrating Finnish case morphology. In everyday speech, speakers typically refer to garments in the singular when discussing dressing or use general language without explicitly marking illative plurality. The form is correct and standard in written Finnish when the context involves several vests.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, noun inflection, Finnish plurals.