kadunkulmasta

Kadunkulmasta is a Finnish term that is not widely listed in dictionaries. It is a rare compound that conveys the idea “from the street corner” and is primarily found in literary or stylistic contexts where an urban, street-level perspective is desired.

Etymology and form: The ordinary Finnish expression is kadun kulmasta (“from the street corner”), with kadun in genitive and kulmasta in elative. Kadunkulmasta appears as a closed compound variant used for rhetorical or poetic effect, rather than as standard written Finnish.

Usage: In practice, kadunkulmasta serves as a stylistic device to imply immediacy or a particular vantage point at ground level. It can appear in prose, poetry, or marketing to evoke metropolitan atmosphere. It is uncommon in everyday speech and may be treated as a neologism or literary coinage. Example: Kadunkulmasta kantautui kaupungin melu. (From the street corner, the city’s noise could be heard.)

See also: Finnish language, compounding in Finnish, kadun kulmasta.