kantapäässä

Kantapäässä is the inessive form of the Finnish noun kantapää, meaning the heel of the foot. Kantapää refers to the rear part of the foot where the heel is located and, in anatomical context, the region encompassing the heel area which bears weight and forms part of the ankle joint. In everyday language, kantapää can also refer to the heel portion of footwear that supports or covers the heel.

The term is used in both medical and common speech. For example, in a medical context one might say that a patient has pain kantapäässä, meaning pain in the heel. In fashion or shopping contexts, kantapää can describe the heel area of a shoe or boot and is sometimes used when discussing fit, comfort, or wear.

Grammatical notes: kantapää is a regular Finnish noun. The inessive form kantapäässä indicates location “in the heel.” Like other nouns, kantapää forms other cases according to standard Finnish declension, for example kantapäätä in the partitive. The word is commonly understood by Finnish speakers and appears in medical, everyday, and consumer language.

See also: kantalu (heel bone in some anatomical references), nilkka (ankle), jalka (foot).