laatikoina

Laatikoina is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the noun laatikko, meaning box. It corresponds to the plural essive case and translates roughly as “as boxes” or “in the form of boxes.” The essive case expresses a temporary state or function, and the plural form laatikoina is used when referring to multiple boxes in that sense.

In Finnish, the base noun laatikko has multiple inflections. For example, the nominative plural is laatikot (boxes), the essive plural is laatikoina (as boxes), the inessive plural is laatikoissa (in boxes), and the partitive plural is laatikoita (some boxes). The laatikoina form therefore fits within the general pattern of the essive suffixes, which vary by number and stem structure.

Usage of laatikoina tends to be descriptive or narrative, describing objects that are being treated as containers or described in terms of their function. It is not a common standalone lexical item in everyday speech; rather, it appears as a grammatical form of the noun laatikko in contexts discussing boxes in a plural, role-based, or metaphorical sense.

The term has no widely recognized meaning beyond its grammatical use, and is typically encountered in grammar explanations, linguistic examples, or literary passages that employ Finnish case forms.

See also: Finnish language grammar, Essive case, Laatikko.