aineettomiin

Aineettomiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective aineeton, meaning “without matter; inanimate.” In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the noun in number and case, and the illative plural suffix is -iin, so aineettomiin corresponds to “into the inanimate (plural).” The form is used when an adjective describing multiple nouns appears with a noun in the illative case.

Etymology and morphology: The base aineeton combines aine (matter) with the negative suffix -ton, yielding “without matter.” The illative plural ending -iin is attached to the adjective stem to express direction or movement toward the described plural nouns in the illative case.

Usage: Aineettomiin is used when referring to multiple inanimate objects or spaces in contexts that require the illative. It commonly appears in descriptive or narrative text, technical writing, or linguistic analysis where the illative plural is required and the noun being described is plural and inanimate.

Examples:

- Esineet siirrettiin aineettomiin tiloihin. (The objects were moved into the inanimate spaces.)

- Teksti käyttää termiä aineettomiin esineisiin viittaavana kuvauksena. (The text uses the term as a reference to inanimate objects.)

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, aineeton, Finnish adjective declension.

Notes: As a case-form of an adjective, aineettomiin does not stand alone as a independent noun but functions to describe a plural noun in the illative. Its exact usage depends on the surrounding noun and the grammatical context.