Pääsyltä

Pääsyltä is the ablative form of the Finnish noun pääsy, which means access, entry, or admission. The form signifies origin or starting point in relation to an entry point, such as a door or gateway, and is used in contexts where the relation “from the entrance/access” needs to be specified.

In Finnish, the ablative case marks movement from or a source location, and -ltä is one of the standard suffixes used for this purpose. Accordingly, pääsyltä is formed by attaching the ablative suffix to the stem pääsy-, yielding a meaning akin to “from the access” or “from the entrance.” The word functions like other location-based noun phrases in descriptive, architectural, or procedural texts.

Usage and notes:

- Pääsyltä is most likely to appear in formal or technical writing where precise routing or source location is described.

- In everyday speech, speakers may instead use alternative expressions such as pääsystä to convey a similar meaning, depending on formality and context.

- As with many Finnish noun phrases, the exact choice of case form can be influenced by the surrounding syntax, readability, and the intended nuance of origin or starting point.

Etymology:

- Pääsy derives from the root related to entering or accessing, combined with the Finnish ablative suffix -ltä to indicate origin or source.

See also:

- Pääsy

- Ablative case (Finnish grammar)

- Finnish noun inflection and case system