kirjoituksissa

Kirjoituksissa is a Finnish noun form meaning “in the writings” or “within the texts.” It is the inessive plural of kirjoitus, which can refer to a writing, a text, an article, or a document. The base plural is kirjoitukset, and adding the inessive suffix -issa yields kirjoituksissa, signaling location: inside or within multiple writings.

In usage, kirjoituksissa is employed to refer to content found in several texts, such as essays, articles, manuscripts, or other written sources. It is common in academic and analytical discourse to discuss themes, statements, or evidence that appear across writings, or to compare how different writers treat a subject. The form is versatile and can appear with verbs of existence or assertion, for example: kirjoituksissa on mainittu useita lähteitä (“the writings mention several sources”) or kirjoituksissa esiintyy sama teema (“the same theme appears in the writings”).

Related forms include kirjoitus (singular nominative), kirjoituksessa (singular inessive), and other cases like kirjoitusten (genitive plural). The term is neutral and widely accepted in formal and semi-formal Finnish. It does not imply a particular genre, as it can refer to academic papers, journalistic pieces, historical documents, or literary texts, depending on context.

Overall, kirjoituksissa serves as a concise locative reference to content located within multiple written works, making it a useful word in discussions that draw on various sources.