klinikalla

Klinikalla is a Finnish term that refers to the adessive form of the noun klinikka, meaning a clinic or medical facility. The word is used to indicate location, roughly translating to “at the clinic” or “in the clinic” depending on context.

Etymology and morphology: The base klinikka is a loanword in Finnish for a medical clinic, with the locative suffix -lla creating klinikkalla to express location. In Finnish, location marks are handled through cases, and the adessive conveys “at/on/alongside.” The standard written form in most contemporary Finnish texts is klinikkalla.

Usage: Klinikalla appears in everyday and professional language when stating where someone is or where an action takes place. Examples include: Olen klinikkalla tai Käyn klinikkalla joka päivä. These constructions contrast with other location forms such as klinikkaan (into the clinic) or klinikkas/-ssa (in the clinic) depending on the needed case.

Spelling and variants: The conventional spelling is klinikkalla. A common nonstandard variant seen in informal writing is klinikalla, which omits one of the consecutive k’s. In standard Finnish orthography, klinkk- forms preserve the double k from the base klinikka.

See also: klinikka, terveydenhuolto, sairaala, maantiede (linguistic geography of Finnish case endings).

Notes: As a grammatical form, klinikkalla is part of Finnish noun morphology and is widely understood in medical, educational, and everyday contexts.