monialaisille

Monialaisille is a Finnish linguistic term describing the allative plural form of the adjective or noun monialainen. In practice, monialaisille corresponds to “to the nuns” or “for the nuns” in a sentence, indicating the indirect object. The base word monialainen historically refers to things related to monastic life or to a nun, though in modern Finnish the word nun is most commonly expressed with nunna. Monialainen and its inflected forms appear mainly in historical, ecclesiastical, or specialized religious texts.

Etymology and meaning: the form monialaisille is built from the root monialainen, which has roots in older religious vocabulary and has been used to describe nuns or things pertaining to convent life. In contemporary everyday Finnish, the term monialainen is rare outside of scholarly or antiquarian contexts; nunna is the typical word for a nun, and luostari or luostarias may be used for monastery-related topics. The allative case ending -ille marks direction toward a recipient or beneficiary, hence monialaisille indicates something directed to or intended for the nuns.

Usage: monialaisille appears in sentences where the action is aimed at the nuns as a group. Examples include:

- Rahoitus on suunnattu monialaisille. (The funding is aimed at the nuns.)

- Lahjoitus annettiin monialaisille. (The donation was given to the nuns.)

In modern prose, such usage is mostly encountered in historical, religious, or institutional contexts rather than in everyday speech.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, monialainen, nunna, luostari.