kivellä

Kivellä is the adessive singular form of the Finnish noun kivi, meaning stone or rock. In Finnish grammar, the adessive case (suffix -lla/-llä) is used to indicate location, roughly translating to “on” or “on top of,” and it can also convey means or instrument in certain constructions when a stone functions as a tool.

Usage in language practice typically centers on location. When something is positioned on a rock or stone, speakers may use kivellä to describe that position. For example, a cat sitting on a stone would be described with kivellä in everyday Finnish: Kissa makaa kivellä. The form can also appear in more abstract or metaphorical expressions that involve surface contact or contact with a stone as part of a larger situation.

Form and related forms: kivellä is derived from kivi (stone) with the adessive suffix -llä. Other common forms of kivi include nominative kivi, genitive kiven, and partitive kiveä. The adessive form kaikuu a particular sense of location or incidental means in context, depending on the verb and sentence construction.

In summary, kivellä is a standard Finnish word-form used to express “on the stone” and to indicate location or surface relation, with its meaning shaped by the surrounding verb and context.