lonkassa

Lonkassa is a Finnish term that literally means "in the hip." It is formed from lonkka, the word for hip, plus the inessive suffix -ssa, which marks location as being inside or at a site. The form is used in standard Finnish to specify that something is located in the hip region or adjacent to the hip joint. It appears mainly in anatomical and descriptive writing.

In medical and anatomical contexts, lonkassa indicates position relative to the hip and is used in clinical notes, radiology reports, and educational texts to describe lesions, injuries, or anatomical relationships near the pelvis and upper leg. The term reflects the broader Finnic case system, where -ssa marks location.

Lonkassa is not a widely utilized term outside Finnish-language contexts and does not denote a distinct concept or place in English-language sources. It is primarily of interest to students and scholars of Finnish language and anatomy. See also lonkka, pelvis, hip joint, Finnish grammar.