kutsuihin

Kutsuihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun kutsu, meaning invitation. In Finnish, illative indicates direction toward or into something, and the plural illative is formed with the suffix -iin attached to the plural stem. The base noun kutsu becomes kutsuihin in the illative plural, translating roughly as “into the invitations” or “to the invitations,” depending on context.

As a grammatical form, kutsuihin is not generally used as a standalone lexical item in everyday speech. It functions primarily within inflected phrases and sentences to express movement toward or relation to multiple invitations. In linguistic examples and dictionaries, it is cited to illustrate how the illative plural is formed from the singular noun kutsu.

Etymology and morphology: kutsu originates from Proto-Finnic roots meaning invitation. The plural illative suffix -iin combines with the plural stem to yield kutsuihin. This pattern reflects Finnish vowel harmony and the broader system of illative case endings that mark directional meaning.

Usage notes: When teaching Finnish, kutsuihin is presented as an example of how the illative plural operates with a simple noun. In practical language use, speakers are more likely to encounter this form in instructional materials, grammatical explanations, or phrases discussing invitations in a general sense rather than as a common conversational word.

See also: Finnish language, Finnish grammar, illative case, noun inflection, kutsu (invitation).