määritelmille

Määritelmille is the plural allative form of the Finnish noun määritelmä, meaning definition. In Finnish grammar, the allative case marks direction toward or purpose for something, and is often translated as “to” or “for” in English when referring to plural nouns.

Morphology: The base word is määritelmä. The plural nominative is määritelmät (definitions). The allative plural is formed by applying the allative suffix -ille to the plural stem, yielding määritelmille. Thus, määritelmille means “to/for the definitions” or “to/for definitions” when the noun refers to multiple definitions.

Usage: Määritelmille is used in contexts that discuss several definitions or to indicate that something is directed at or intended for definitions. It can appear in dictionaries, glossaries, or technical texts. For example, Määritelmille on laadittu ohjeet (Guidelines have been prepared for the definitions).

Related: The singular form is määritelmälle (to/for the definition). The allative thus contrasts with other cases such as the illative (määritelmiin, into definitions) or the partitive (määritelmiä, some definitions). The allative is one of Finnish’s many cases and is used to express direction toward or purpose for plural entities.

Etymology: Määritelmille is formed from määritelmä plus the plural ending and the allative suffix. This pattern reflects Finnish noun morphology, where several cases modify the noun to indicate relationship to other elements in a sentence.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, noun morphology.