hiekalle

Hiekalle is the allative form of the Finnish noun hiekka, meaning sand. It is a grammatical case used to express direction toward a surface or destination involving sand. In Finnish, the allative is formed by adding the suffix -lle to the base form, so hiekka becomes hiekalle.

The word is commonly used in everyday language to describe movement toward sand, for example at beaches or in playgrounds. It is not a separate lexical item, but an inflected form of hiekka. Other related forms include hiekka in different cases, such as hiekalla (on the sand) and hiekkaan (into the sand), which convey different spatial relations or motions.

Examples include: Lapset juoksivat hiekalle. (The children ran to the sand.) Pallo lensi hiekalle. (The ball flew onto the sand.) Mennään hiekalle ja rakennetaan hiekkalinna. (Let’s go to the sand and build a sandcastle.) These usages illustrate how hiekalle marks a destination or target surface rather than a location or movement into that surface.

Etymology and morphology: hiekalle derives from hiekka, which denotes loose granular material formed by weathered rock. The allative suffix -lle is a common Finnish ending for directional expressions, producing a precise meaning of “to the sand.” Because it is an inflected form, hiekalle does not stand alone as a separate word in the lexicon; its function depends on the verb and context.