mekkoihin

Mekkoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun mekko, which means dress. The form translates roughly as “to the dresses” or “into the dresses” and is used to indicate direction toward multiple dresses or to refer to dresses as a category within a sentence. In Finnish, the illative plural is created by adding a suffix such as -iin (with the variant -ihin in some words) to the stem of the noun. For mekko, the resulting form is mekkoihin.

Usage and meaning

Mekkoihin appears in contexts where dresses are the destination of an action, the topic of reference, or the group being discussed. It is common in fashion-writing, shopping contexts, wardrobe planning, and discussions about outfits. Examples include phrases like mekkoihin liittyviä tarjouksia (offers related to dresses), mekkoihin sopivia asusteita (accessories that suit the dresses), and keskustelu, jossa viitattiin mekkoihin (a discussion in which dresses were referred to).

Notes on grammar

Finnish uses illative forms to express movement toward or reference to a set or category. The plural illative form, such as mekkoihin, cooperates with other words in the sentence to indicate the dresses as a group rather than a single dress. The exact form can vary with vowel harmony and the specific noun, but mekkoihin is a standard and widely understood example for the plural illative of mekko.

See also

Illative case in Finnish; Finnish noun inflection; Finnish fashion vocabulary.