Pyykille

Pyykille is the allative form of the Finnish noun pyykki, which can mean laundry, clothes, or laundry items in a general sense. The allative case ending -lle marks direction toward a place or recipient associated with laundry, such as the laundry area in a home, a laundromat, or a laundry service. This form is used with verbs of motion or transfer, such as viedä (to take), laittaa (to put), or lähettää (to send).

In practical usage, pyykille appears in sentences that describe bringing or sending items to a laundry-related destination. For example: Minä vein likaiset vaatteet pyykille. (I took the dirty clothes to the laundry.) Laita pyykkisi pyykille, kun olet valmis. (Put your laundry to the laundry [area] when you’re ready.) The exact meaning is determined by the verb in use and the context, since pyykille itself mainly indicates direction toward where laundry is handled, rather than identifying a specific place.

Pyykille reflects Finnish grammar, where the allative case provides a spatial or directional relationship to a location associated with the noun. It is not a separate lexical entry, but a morphological form that expands the ways in which verbs of movement and obligation can be expressed in everyday language.