lexikografisessa

Lexikografisessa is a Finnish adjective form meaning related to lexicography, the field concerned with the compilation, analysis, and study of dictionaries and word lists. The word is commonly used in academic, linguistic, and dictionary-related contexts to describe materials, methods, or concepts associated with the creation and organization of lexical resources.

The form lexikografisessa is the inessive singular of the adjective lexikografinen. Finnish adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify, so lexikografinen becomes lexikografisessa when describing a noun in the inessive case, as in lexikografisessa tutkimuksessa (in a lexicographic study) or lexikografisessa kontekstissa (in a lexicographic context). The term thus signals that the discourse concerns lexicography rather than lexicography in a general sense.

Etymology traces lexikografinen to lexikografia, the study of words and their use in dictionaries. The root lexik- derives from lexis, the Greek word for “word,” while -grafinen comes from graphia, meaning “writing.” The Finnish form was adapted with the standard adjectival suffix -inen, yielding lexikografinen and its inflectional forms such as lexikografisessa.

Usage notes: Lexikografisessa is a specialized term used in Finnish-language writings about dictionary-making, lexical databases, and related methodologies. It is distinct from broader terms like sanakirja (dictionary) or lexikaalinen, and it tends to appear in technical or scholarly passages rather than everyday language.