Plaketeissa

Plaketeissa is a Finnish term that denotes the location or presence of information on multiple plaques or badges. It is the inessive plural form of plaketti, a word referring to a small plate or plaque used for inscriptions, awards, commemorations, or identification. In everyday Finnish usage, plaketeissa is used when describing inscriptions that are found on more than one plaque, such as a display where several plaques share similar text or content.

Etymology and form: Plaketti is a loanword in Finnish meaning plaque or badge. The form plaketeissa combines plaketti with the locative plural suffix to express “in/on the plaques.” This pattern reflects Finnish grammar, where location on multiple items is conveyed through the inessive plural construction.

Usage in texts: The term appears in descriptive writing, such as museum catalogs, architectural descriptions, or catalog entries, where researchers or curators refer to inscriptions spread across a set of plaques. For example, a description might note that “tiedot ovat plaketeissa,” meaning the information is found on the plaques.

Notes: Plaketeissa is a practical, non-technical form used in Finnish to indicate a collective location of inscriptions. It illustrates how Finnish employs locative plural forms with loanwords to describe inscriptions or labels in physical displays.

See also: Finnish grammar, Inessive case, plaketti.