Tupakoivilla

Tupakoivilla is a Finnish word that appears as the plural adessive form of the participial adjective tupakoiva, which means "smoking" or "the smokers" depending on the context. The root comes from the verb tupakoida (to smoke) and the related noun tupakka (tobacco). In practice, tupakoiva is used to describe someone or something that smokes, and tupakoivilla is one form used when describing a plural referent in the adessive case (indicating location, accompaniment, or state).

Grammatically, tupakoiva behaves like an ordinary Finnish adjective or participle. The basic singular forms are tupakoiva (nominative singular) and tupakoiva as a modifier of a singular noun, for example meaning “a smoker.” The plural form tupakoivat is the nominative plural for the participle, meaning “smokers” or “they smoke.” The form tupakoivilla is the plural adessive (on/at/with the smokers or in the smokers’ context), a case used to indicate location or association with a plural noun.

Usage and nuance are important. In everyday Finnish, people more commonly refer to “tupakoivat ihmiset” (smokers) or describe smoking in phrases like “tupakointi on yleisempää” (smoking is more common). The adessive plural tupakoivilla appears mainly in descriptive or locational phrases, such as discussions about smoking areas or groups, and is less likely to stand alone as a lexical entry.

Etymology and related forms: tupakoiva derives from tupakoida, with related terms including tupakka (tobacco), tupakkatuotteet (tobacco products), tupakointikielto (smoking ban), and tupakointi (smoking as a practice).

In sum, tupakoivilla is a grammatically specific plural adessive form of a common Finnish participial adjective meaning “smoking” or “smokers,” used to describe plural referents in particular grammatical contexts.