olomuotoihin

Olomuotoihin is a Finnish linguistic term referring to the plural illative form of the noun olomuoto. The word olomuoto, formed from olo meaning state or being and muoto meaning form, denotes the forms related to being, existence, or predication in Finnish grammar. The suffix -ihin marks the illative plural, indicating movement into or toward the forms in question.

In Finnish grammar, olomuoto (and its plural olomuoto­ihin in the illative) is used to describe how verbs of being and related predication are inflected. The concept covers a range of morpho-syntactic categories, including tenses, moods, voices, participial forms, and other derivations that express states of existence or attribution. The term is primarily encountered in educational materials, grammars, and linguistic descriptions rather than in everyday prose.

Usage of olomuotoihin appears mainly in discussions of morphology and inflection. It is used when one refers to “the forms of olomuoto,” or when illustrating how different forms relate to being in Finnish. Because the term is grammatical rather than lexical, it functions as a technical label rather than a word used in ordinary speech.

See also: olomuoto, olla (to be), Finnish grammar, verb conjugation.