ihmissä

ihmissä is a form encountered in Finnish, sometimes treated as a nonstandard or dialectal variant of the plural inessive of the noun ihminen (human). In standard Finnish, the plural inessive is ihmisissä, which translates to “in humans.” The appearance of ihmissä is not described as a separate lexical item in major Finnish grammars. It can reflect regional speech patterns, historical spelling, or simple transcription errors. Because Finnish uses suffix chains to mark case and number, small variations may emerge in some texts, but ihmissä is not considered a separate word with its own meaning.

In practice, readers and learners should rely on ihmisissä for correct usage when meaning “in humans” is intended. If ihmissä appears in a text, it is usually best treated as a nonstandard form or a typo, unless there is clear evidence it comes from a dialectal source or historical spelling.

There is no widely recognized concept, organization, or term named ihissä in linguistics or other fields. The term’s relevance is primarily linguistic, illustrating how Finnish forms can differ across dialects and historical periods. See also Finnish grammar, inessive case, and plural noun forms.