Ruutuihin

Ruutuihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun ruutu, meaning a square, a grid cell, or a tile in a grid, and also a frame in film or video contexts. The illative form indicates movement toward or into something, so ruutuihin is used to express “into the squares” or “toward the squares” when describing actions that involve multiple grid cells or tiles. The singular illative is ruutuun, while ruutuihin denotes multiple squares.

In usage, ruutu can refer to physical tiles on a floor or wall, cells in a board game or spreadsheet, or a frame in an image or video. Accordingly, ruutuihin appears in instructions and descriptions involving grid-based arrangements, such as placing pieces on a board, selecting several cells in a table, or navigating a digital grid. The term is common in education, gaming, mapping, and user interface discussions where grid structures are involved.

Etymology and morphology: ruutu is a native Finnish word, and the illative plural ending -ihin forms ruutuihin. This pattern follows Finnish illative plural formation, used to indicate direction toward multiple items. The word can be used in both physical and digital contexts, and its exact meaning is often determined by surrounding words that specify the type of grid or grid element.

See also: ruutu, ruutu (frame), ruudukko, solu.