Universaaliin
Universaaliin is the illative case form of the Finnish noun or adjective universaali, meaning “universal.” In Finnish, the illative denotes movement toward or into something, and it is formed by attaching a suffix to the stem. For the word universaali, which ends in -i, the illative form is universaaliin.
Usage and meaning. Universaaliin is used in contexts where the sense of “into the universal” or “toward
Morphology. The formation follows Finnish inflection patterns for illative forms of stems ending in a vowel,
Etymology. Universaali stems from the Latin universalis through Finnish borrowing, with the illative suffix -iin added
See also. Illative case, Finnish grammar, Universaali.
Notes. Universaaliin is relatively specialized and most commonly found in academic or literary Finnish rather than