Monoteismiin

Monoteismiin is a Finnish grammatical form, not a separate concept. It is the illative case of the noun monoteismi (monotheism) and is used to express movement toward or into monotheism in Finnish sentences. In standard Finnish, monoteismi appears in the nominative, monoteismin in the genitive, and monoteismiin in the illative.

Linguistic details and usage

The illative suffix -iin attaches to the stem monoteismi to indicate direction or destination within discourse. Illative forms are common for expressing movement into a state, belief, or location, and monoteismiin is the conventional illative used with abstract nouns such as monoteismi. The form contrasts with other cases (e.g., nominative, genitive, translational constructions) and is frequently found in academic, religious, and historical writing.

Etymology

Monoteismi derives from the Greek prefix mono- and the root theos (god), via Latin and European languages, and was adopted into Finnish as monoteismi. The illative form monoteismiin reflects standard Finnish inflection for abstract nouns ending in -i.

Examples

- Siirtyminen monoteismiin on keskeinen aihe monoteismin tutkimuksessa. (The transition into monotheism is a central topic in the study of monotheism.)

- Tutkijat tarkastelevat, miten kulttuurit ovat siirtyneet monoteismiin historiallisessa kontekstissa. (Researchers examine how cultures have moved toward monotheism in a historical context.)

See also

Related terms include monoteismi (monotheism) and Finnish illative usage within the broader case system.