hiuksissa

Hiuksissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun hius, meaning a single hair strand, or hair in general. The term hiuksissa literally means “in the hair” and is used to indicate location relative to hair. In everyday Finnish, it describes something positioned or located within or on the hair, such as a strand, a piece of dust, or a small object.

Etymology and form: The base word is hius (hair). Its plural form is hiukset (the hairs). Attaching the inessive plural suffix -ssa/-ssä yields hiuksissa, which marks the location “in the hair.” Finnish uses various case endings to express location, state, or relation to nouns, and hiuksissa follows this pattern for plural hair.

Usage: Hiuksissa is commonly used in descriptive sentences about hair conditions, styles, or objects found in or on the hair. It appears in ordinary discourse about daily life, grooming, or cosmetic contexts, and can refer to something physically located in the hair, such as dust, a knot, or a small accessory.

Examples:

- Hiuksissa oli pölyä. (There was dust in the hair.)

- Hiuksissa kiinnittynyt langanpätkä oli hankala irrottaa. (A thread fragment that was stuck in the hair was hard to remove.)

- Hiuksissa tuntui erilainen tuoksu. (There was a different scent in the hair.)

Note: When referring to a specific person’s hair, the possessive form hiuksissaan can be used (for example, “hänellä hiuksissaan”), to indicate the hair belonging to that person.