nostureilla

Nostureilla is the Finnish instrumental plural form of the noun nosturi, meaning crane. The word denotes the means or instrument used to perform an action, conveying the sense of “with cranes” or “using cranes.” It is primarily found in technical, construction, shipping, and industrial contexts, rather than in everyday speech.

Grammatically, nostureilla is formed by adding the instrumental plural suffix -illa to the plural stem nosturit, resulting in nostureilla. This contrasts with nosturilla, the singular instrumental form meaning “with a crane.” The distinction helps indicate whether multiple cranes are involved or a single crane is used.

Usage and nuance: nostureilla is commonly employed in project reports, manuals, engineering texts, and safety briefings to describe tasks carried out using crane equipment. It can indicate both the means of lifting and the method of handling materials on site. In sentences, it typically accompanies passive or impersonal constructions, such as “nostureilla siirretiin” (it was moved using cranes).

Related terms include nosturi (crane) and general lifting equipment terms. The plural instrumental form highlights the scale or coordination of crane-based operations, whereas nosturilla would refer to operations using a single crane. Overall, nostureilla serves as a precise linguistic tool for documenting crane-supported activities within Finnish technical language.