apikaaliselle
Apikaaliselle is a Finnish linguistic term used to illustrate how adjectives in Finnish can form allative phrases. In theory, it would be the allative form of the adjective apikaalinen, meaning "apical" or "pertaining to the apex" (from Latin apicalis). In Finnish, the allative case is formed with the suffix -lle, which attaches to the base form of a noun or adjective. Therefore apikaaliselle would function to mean "toward the apical [feature]" in a sentence, for example in a descriptive or technical context.
Attestation and usage: Apikaaliselle is not part of standard Finnish vocabulary and is rarely encountered outside
Etymology: The stem apikaali- would be a Finnic adaptation of the Latin apicalis via a hypothetical Finnish