nimellisissä

Nimellisissä is a term used in Finnish linguistics to refer to the group of words and constructions that function as or derive from nominal forms. The adjective nimellinen comes from nimi, meaning name, and in grammar it is used to describe the nominal domain—nouns, pronouns, and nominalized forms of verbs or adjectives in some analyses.

The exact definition of nimellisissä varies between grammars. In some descriptions it denotes the set of nominal constituents that participate in inflectional systems or in which a noun phrase is headed by a noun or pronoun. In other descriptions it marks a focus on nominal phrases rather than verbal or adverbial phrases. The form nimellisissä is the inessive plural of nimellinen, used when discussing or describing these nominal constructs in Finnish.

Usage of the term appears primarily in academic discussions or language-teaching materials that focus on morphology and syntax. It is not a universally standardized category, and some linguists prefer more precise terms such as nimellinen lauseke (nominal phrase) or nimellinen muoto (nominal form).

Example sentence (illustrative only): "Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan nimellisissä lauseissa esiintyviä pronominien taivutuksia." This illustrates how the phrase nimellisissä can appear when talking about nominal constituents.

See also: Finnish grammar, nominal phrase, noun, case inflection, pronoun.