organistisissa

Organistisissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish adjective organistinen, meaning “organist-” or “relating to organists.” It is used to describe something associated with organists and most often appears in phrases such as organistisissa piireissä, meaning “in organist circles.”

Origin and grammar: The base form organistinen is an -inen adjective. In Finnish, -inen adjectives decline for number and case, and the inessive plural ending is -issa/-issä, producing organistisissa. The form functions as a modifier within a noun phrase and is not typically used as a standalone noun. In standard usage, organistisissa modifies a following noun in the same case, for example piireissä (circles) in organistisissa piireissä (in organist circles).

Usage and context: Organistisissa piireissä is the common collocation illustrating how organistisissa appears in everyday Finnish, especially in music journalism, program notes, and discussions of the organist community. Other possible phrases include organistisiin yhteyksiin or organistisissa koulutuksissa, depending on the intended meaning, though piireissä is by far the most established.

See also: organisti, organistinen, piiri, yhteisö.