muodolla

Muodolla is the adessive singular form of the Finnish noun muoto, meaning form, shape, or configuration. In Finnish grammar, muodolla functions as an inflected form rather than a separate lexical item, and it is produced by adding the adessive suffix -lla to the stem muoto, yielding muodolla. The adessive case commonly marks location on or at something, as well as means or manner in which an action is performed, though the exact reading of muodolla depends on context and accompanying words.

In usage, muodolla appears mainly in linguistic descriptions and examples illustrating Finnish case endings. It is most often found in more formal or educational texts rather than everyday speech, where speakers would typically use other constructions to express similar ideas, such as using the phrase muodon mukaan or location expressions with other cases. The English rendering of muodolla varies by context and can include translations like "in the form," "on the form," or "by the form," though these are approximate and depend on how the phrase fits in a sentence.

Because muodolla is a case inflection, it does not constitute a separate semantic unit but contributes to meaning through its grammatical relationship to the head noun muoto or other nouns in a phrase. See also muoto, Finnish grammar, and the adessive case.