Suihkuista

Suihkuista is the elative plural form of the Finnish noun suihku, meaning “shower.” It is used to express origin or source from more than one shower and appears in contexts where showers are referenced as the source of water, moisture, or other material. As a grammatical form, it demonstrates how Finnish marks origin with the -ista/-istä suffix in the plural.

In practice, suihkuista appears in phrases such as kylpyhuoneen suihkuista tuleva vesi (the water coming from the bathroom showers) or suihkuista valui vettä (water was flowing from the showers). The construction is common in descriptive or observational writing, for example when discussing moisture, plumbing issues, or water flow that originates from multiple showers. It can also be used with modifiers to indicate characteristics of the water or its source, as in suihkuista tulevan veden paine (the pressure of the water coming from the showers).

Related grammar notes: suihkuista is part of the broader Finnish elative case system, with the suffix -ista/-istä marking origin from plural sources. Other nouns form similar elative plurals, such as ikkunoista (from the windows) or portaista (from the stairs). The form is not used in the singular; its usage is limited to references to multiple showers as the source.

See also: Finnish language grammar, elative case, noun inflection, -ista/-istä suffix.