mekkoja

Mekkoja is the partitive plural form of the Finnish noun mekko, meaning a dress. Mekko is a one-piece garment worn on the upper body and extending down toward the legs, commonly associated with women's clothing but used without gendered restrictions in modern Finnish. The term is widely used in everyday language and fashion discourse.

Mekkoja is used when the object of a sentence is an indefinite, plural quantity of dresses, or when a speaker refers to several dresses without specifying a number. For example: “Hän osti useita mekkoja” (She bought several dresses). “Minulla on useita mekkoja kaapissani” (I have several dresses in my closet).

Finnish compounds and adjectives describe different dress types, such as kesämekko (summer dress), juhlamekko (evening dress), päivämekko (day dress). The term is generic and can describe casual sundresses or formal gowns depending on modifiers.

In Finnish, nouns are declined; mekko in different cases yields: nominative plural mekot; partitive plural mekkoja; genitive plural mekkojen. The form mekkoja specifically marks the partitive or indefinite plural, useful in contexts involving quantity, possession, or comparison.