lämpimiin

Lämpimiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish adjective lämpimät, meaning “the warm ones.” It is formed by attaching the illative plural suffix -iin to the stem lämpimi-, and is used to indicate movement into or toward places or things perceived as warm in a plural sense.

Grammatically, lämmint forms like lämpimiin appear with nouns in the illative case to express “into warm [things/places].” It is commonly found in both literal and figurative contexts. For example, in sentences such as Hän vaipui lämpimiin muistoihin (He drifted into warm memories) and He menivät lämpimiin tiloihin (They went into warm rooms), lämpimiin marks the destination as plural and illative.

Usage notes:

- Lämpimiin is chiefly used in descriptive or literary language and tends to appear with nouns referring to physical spaces or abstract states described as warm.

- The term reflects Finnish vowel harmony and the general pattern of forming illative plurals for adjectives describing plural objects or concepts.

Etymology and related forms:

- The form derives from the stem lämpimi- from the adjective lämpimä, related to warmth (lämpö). The word is connected to broader Finnish adjective declension, where illative plurals denote direction into multiple warm entities.

- Related terms include the singular illative form lämpimiin’s counterpart for singular or other cases, and the base adjective lämpimä/lämpimät used in various number and case forms.

See also:

- Finnish illative

- Finnish adjectives and noun-adjective concord

- Lämpö (warmth)