hedelmillä

Hedelmillä is the plural adessive form of the Finnish noun hedelmä, meaning fruit. It marks location or means in relation to fruits and translates roughly as “on the fruits” or “with fruits.” The form is used to describe where something is placed or how something is prepared, especially in culinary and decorative contexts.

In practice, hedelmillä appears in phrases describing decoration, garnish, or accompaniment. For example, Kastike maustettiin hedelmillä (The sauce was flavored with fruits). Tarjottimella oli hedelmillä koristeltu asetelma (The tray featured an arrangement decorated with fruits). Pöydän kattaus oli hedelmillä koristeltu, which you might encounter in menu descriptions or event notices.

Usage notes: hedelmillä is the plural form for the adessive case; the corresponding singular form is hedelmällä, meaning “on the fruit” or “with the fruit.” The genitive plural of hedelmä is hedelmien. Hedelmillä mainly appears in descriptive or instructional text related to food, presentations, and garnishes, and is typically part of a noun phrase rather than used alone.

Etymology: hedelmää derives from the native Finnish word hedelmä, meaning fruit. The term is widely used in everyday language and in written Finnish to specify fruit-based contexts.

See also: hedelmä (fruit), hedelmät (fruits), hedelmillä’s related forms in Finnish case system.