koristeelliseen

Koristeelliseen is the illative singular form of the Finnish adjective koristeellinen, meaning decorative or ornamental. It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical inflection used when the noun it modifies is in the illative case, often to express direction toward or use for a decorative purpose.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in number and case, so koristeellinen becomes koristeelliseen before a noun in illative. This form is common in design, art, architecture, and descriptive writing. Examples include phrases such as teos on suunniteltu koristeelliseen tapaan (the work is designed in a decorative manner) or käytetään koristeelliseen tarkoitukseen (used for decorative purposes). It can also occur in expressions indicating entering or moving toward a place in a decorative context, such as menimme koristeelliseen taloon (we went into a decorative house), though more typical uses relate to manner or purpose rather than movement alone.

Etymology and related forms: koristeelliseen derives from koroste or more precisely from koroste- root meaning ornament, via the adjective-forming suffix -ellinen. The illative form is part of a broader system where cases and numbers alter the adjective’s ending. Related forms include koristeellinen (nominative), koristeellisen (genitive), and koristeellista (partitive).

Usage notes: kullan on kohdistettu koristeelliseen tyyliin (in a decorative style) and korun koristeelliseen tarkoitukseen are typical, formal contexts. As a grammatical form, koritseelliseen signals a specific illative relationship rather than introducing a separate concept; it appears in conjunction with nouns to convey decoration-related meaning.