kartastossa

Kartastossa is the inessive form of the Finnish noun kartasto, meaning atlas or a collection of maps. The term denotes location inside an atlas or within a bound volume of maps and is used to indicate that something exists or is found within that book or collection.

Formation and meaning. Kartasto is formed from kartta (map) with the suffix -sto, which marks a collection or group. To express “in the atlas,” Finnish attaches the inessive suffix -ssa, producing kartastossa. The result is a locative form that tells the reader that the referenced item lies inside the atlas.

Usage and examples. In everyday Finnish, kartastossa is used to describe the physical position of a map or map-related information within an atlas. Examples include sentences like “Tämä kartta on kartastossa,” meaning that the map is located in the atlas. The form is most common in descriptive or scholarly writing; in many contexts speakers also use alternative expressions such as “ kartaston sisällä” (inside the atlas) depending on style and emphasis.

Relation to related terms. Kartasto refers to a collection of maps or an atlas, while kartta denotes an individual map. The inessive form kartastossa is one of several Finnish locative forms and contrasts with other cases that express movement or source, such as kartastosta (from the atlas) or kartaston sivu (the atlas page).

See also. Kartasto, kartta, inessive case, Finnish grammar.