lingvistisissa

lingvistisissa is an inflected form of the Finnish adjective lingvistinen, meaning linguistic. It is the inessive plural form used to modify plural nouns in the inessive case, typically indicating the context or situation within linguistic studies, discussions, or activities. Because it is a grammatical form rather than a standalone term, lingvistisissa appears in phrases such as lingvistisissa tutkimuksissa or lingvistisissa keskusteluissa, where the noun is in the inessive plural.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in number and case. The form lingvistisissa combines the stem lingvisti- derived from lingvistiikka (linguistics) with the adjective suffix -inen to form lingvistinen, and the plural inessive ending -ssa/-ssä (harmony dependent) yields lingvistisissa. The corresponding singular inessive is lingvistisessä, and the nominative plural is lingvistiset.

Usage and nuance: lingvistisissa is used to situate statements within the field of linguistics or in linguistic contexts. It is common in academic writing, textbooks, and discussions about language phenomena, theories, or methods as they pertain to linguistics. It does not carry meaning beyond describing the linguistic nature of the context unless accompanied by a noun, in which case the entire phrase specifies what is being discussed (for example, lingvistisissa tutkimuksissa, lingvistisissa oppikirjoissa).

Etymology: the adjective stems from lingvistiikka and the root lingvist-, which in turn traces back to language-related roots in Latin or Greek, integrated into Finnish morphology with the -inen adjective suffix. Related terms include lingvistinen, lingvistiikka, and linguistics as a field.