painolaitteella

Painolaitteella is a Finnish instrumental form meaning “with a printing device” or “using a press.” It is formed from painolaite, a device that applies pressure, combined with the instrumental suffix -lla, which marks means or method. The expression is used in Finnish to indicate the tool or method by which an action is performed, particularly in contexts involving pressing, stamping, or transferring ink.

Etymology and grammar: The base painolaite combines paino (pressure or weight) with laite (device). When the phrase is inflected for instrumentality, it becomes painolaitteella, and other forms include painolaitteella, painolaitteellaan, or painolaitteelta depending on case and construction. In standard Finnish, similar instrument constructions are common for describing means of production or reproduction.

Contexts and usage: In the printing and manufacturing domains, painolaitteella typically appear in procedural or descriptive texts to indicate that a task is performed with a printing device or press. The term is more about the method than about a specific machine, and it can be used with various kinds of presses or stamping devices. In contemporary everyday language, more common terms for specific equipment are often preferred (for example painokone or painolaitteet in plural).

Limitations: Painolaitteella is primarily a grammatical and contextual descriptor rather than a standalone technology. Its usefulness lies in clarifying the means of action in Finnish sentences, especially when discussing procedures in printing, binding, or similar processes.

See also: painolaite, painokone, painolaitos, printing press.