kuopille

Kuopille is a Finnish word that mainly functions as a grammatical form rather than a common lexical item. It represents the allative plural form of the noun kuoppa, which means "pit" or "hole." In Finnish grammar, the allative case marks direction toward something; kuopalle is the singular form, and kuopille is the plural form, meaning "to the pits." Because it is a case form, kuopille is most often encountered in written texts, technical language, or descriptive passages rather than as a freely used noun.

Morphology and meaning: The base word kuoppa can appear in contexts involving pits, depressions in the ground, or mining and excavation sites. The allative suffix -lle attaches to the plural stem to indicate movement toward multiple pits. As a result, kuopille translates roughly to "to the pits" in English, with the sense determined by the surrounding words.

Usage: In modern Finnish, kuopille is relatively rare in everyday speech and tends to appear in precise descriptions of space, historical texts, mining or agriculture contexts, or poetic prose where multiple pits are being referenced. It is not a common everyday expression but is a standard grammatical form that native speakers recognize.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, kuoppa, plural forms.