Vilkaisuun

Vilkaisuun is a Finnish noun form that comes from vilkaisu, meaning a quick look or glimpse. Vilkaisuun is the illative singular of vilkaisu, used to express direction toward the act of glancing or toward the object of that glance. In practice, it can be understood as “for a quick look at” or “into a quick glance at,” depending on the syntactic construction.

Etymology and morphology: vilkaisu is formed from the verb vilkaista, meaning to glance or peek, with the suffix -isu- creating the noun. The illative case suffix -uun (or -iin in some stems) marks movement toward or into the action or target, yielding vilkaisuun. This pattern is typical of Finnish where the illative indicates direction or purpose related to the action.

Usage and meaning: vilkaisuun denotes the intention, direction, or aim of the act of glancing. It occurs in contexts where the action of looking is described as directed toward a person, object, or situation, often in descriptive, literary, or formal discourse. The term is relatively formal and is more likely to appear in written Finnish than in casual speech. In translations, it aligns with phrases like “for a quick look at” or “into a quick glance at.”

Related terms: vilkaisu (the basic noun “glance”), vilkkaista (related verb forms), and other case forms of vilkaisu expand the set of expressions around the act of looking. The word belongs to standard Finnish lexicon and is understood across dialects, though its usage is shaped by register and context.

See also: Finnish nouns derived from verbs, illative case in Finnish, verbs of perception.