keijuihin

Keijuihin is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the illative plural of the noun keiju, meaning fairy. In Finnish, the illative case expresses movement toward or into a place or group, and the plural indicates that the destination is more than one entity. Therefore, keijuihin marks going toward or entering a group of fairies.

Formation and usage: Finnish nouns form illative plural by attaching suffixes such as -iin or -ihin to the stem, with adjustments for vowel harmony and phonology. For keiju, the resulting form in standard modern Finnish is keijuihin, used in literary or folkloric contexts to refer to movement toward multiple fairies or toward a place inhabited by fairies. The form may appear alongside other historical or dialectal variants in older texts or specialized uses.

Contexts and tone: Keijuihin is most common in storytelling, fantasy literature, folklore studies, or discussions about mythical beings. It is less likely to occur in everyday conversation, where speakers might use more general expressions of direction toward fairies or toward a magical realm. Its appearance can contribute to a mythical or otherworldly atmosphere in a sentence.

See also: keiju, Finnish grammar, illative case, Finnish noun declension, folklore terms.