kosteikoille
Kosteikoille is the allative form of the Finnish noun kosteikko, meaning a wetland, such as a marsh, swamp or bog. In Finnish grammar, the allative case marks movement toward a place, so kosteikoille translates roughly as “to the wetlands” or “towards wetlands.” The corresponding singular forms are kosteikolle (to a wetland) and kosteikkoon (into a wetland). The form kosteikoille is used when referring to multiple wetlands or when speaking of wetlands as a destination in a general sense.
Kosteikoille appears in geographic descriptions, field guides, nature writing and conservation texts to indicate direction toward
Kosteikko refers to a broad category of wetland ecosystems, including marshes, swamps and bogs, characterized by
The word combines kosteikko with the allative suffix -lle, and in plural form yields kosteikoille. The related
kosteikko (wetland), kosteikot (wetlands in plural), Finnish case forms and directional expressions.