Pimeyteen

Pimeyteen is a Finnish illative form of the noun pimeys, meaning “darkness.” The illative case marks direction toward something, here indicating motion into darkness. The word is formed from the stem pimey- with the illative ending -teen.

Usage and meaning

Pimeyteen is used in everyday language and in literature to describe entering darkness, whether literal—such as a room without light—or metaphorical, signaling uncertainty, danger, or the unknown. It frequently appears in phrases with motion or change of state, such as menen pimeyteen (I go into the darkness), astua pimeyteen (to step into the darkness), or syöksyä pimeyteen (to plunge into darkness). In poetry and song, pimeyteen can function as a motif for transition, fear, or the unconscious.

Grammar

Pimeyteen is the illative singular form of pimeys. It typically appears with verbs that express movement or entering a state, and its meaning is determined by context and accompanying particles or verbs.

Origin

The noun pimeys derives from Proto-Finnic roots related to darkness, with cognates in related Finnic languages. The concept of entering darkness is a common motif across Nordic and Baltic literary and cultural traditions, often used to symbolize night, death, or the unknown.

Translations

Into darkness; into the darkness.

See also

pimeys, illative case, Finnish grammar, darkness as a literary motif.