fysiikallisissa

Fysiikallisissa is a Finnish adjective form meaning in the physical or in contexts related to physics. It is the inessive plural form of the adjective fysiikallinen, used with plural nouns to indicate location or context within the physical domain.

Morphology and usage notes

Fysiikallinen follows the typical pattern of -nen adjectives in Finnish. The base form is fysiikallinen (singular present). Its plural nominative is fysiikalliset, and its inessive plural is fysiikallisissa, used with plural nouns in the inessive case. Examples:

- Nominative plural: fysiikalliset ilmiöt

- Inessive plural: fysiikallisissa tiloissa

Other related forms include fysiikallista (partitive singular) and fysiikallisten (genitive plural). In practice, fysiikallisissa appears in academic or technical writing to describe phenomena, conditions, or artifacts that pertain to physics.

Typical usage

Fysiikallisissa is commonly used to specify that something occurs or exists within physical contexts, such as experiments, environments, or systems. Common collocations include fysiikallisissa kokeissa, fysiikallisissa oloissa, and fysiikallisissa järjestelmissä. In everyday Finnish, fyysinen is a more general term for “physical,” while fysiikallinen emphasizes a relation to physics or physical science.

Etymology and related terms

The word derives from the noun fysiikka (physics) plus the suffix -llinen, forming an adjective meaning “physical” in the sense of physics. Related adjectives include fyysinen and fysikaalinen, which are used in somewhat different stylistic or technical contexts.

See also

Fysiikallinen, fyysinen, fysikaalinen, Finnish grammar inessive cases.