mekoissa

Mekoissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun mekko, meaning dress. It is a grammatical form used to indicate location or state inside multiple dresses. As a form, it is not a separate word with a standalone meaning, but a case ending attached to the plural noun.

In Finnish, the inessive case answers the question where. The singular form is mekossa (in the dress). The plural form is mekoissa (in the dresses). The plural inessive suffix is -issa/-issä and is added to the plural stem of the noun. For mekko, the plural nominative is mekot, and adding -issa yields mekoissa. The choice between -issa and -issä is determined by vowel harmony and the surrounding phonology.

Usage of mekoissa occurs in contexts describing location or state related to multiple dresses. It may appear in wardrobe descriptions, fashion or costume notes, and linguistic examples illustrating Finnish case endings. It functions as a prepositional-like phrase, often combined with other elements to specify what is inside the dresses or where the dresses are situated.

Related topics include the broader Finnish grammar of cases, especially the inessive, as well as common clothing vocabulary such as mekko and other form-related nouns. Understanding mekoissa helps in parsing sentences that describe spatial relationships with plural clothing items.