Vesikulhoon

Vesikulhoon is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun vesikulho, meaning a water bowl. Vesikulho is a compound of ves(i) (water) and kulho (bowl). The illative case in Finnish expresses movement toward or into a place or container, so vesikulhoon literally means “to the water bowl” or “into the water bowl.”

The form is used with verbs of motion or placement to indicate putting something into the bowl or moving toward it. Examples in common usage include sentences such as “Aseta vettä vesikulhoon” (Pour water into the water bowl) and “Kissa meni vesikulhoon” (The cat went to the water bowl). Vesikulhoon is a standard illustration in Finnish language materials of how the illative suffix attaches to compound nouns ending in -o.

In linguistic reference, vesikulhoon is often cited to demonstrate illative formation with the -on suffix and how it behaves with compound nouns formed from ves(i) + kulho. It is mainly encountered in everyday Finnish related to pets, feeding routines, and language learning contexts. See also Finnish illative case and vesikulho.