palkoilla

Palkoilla is a Finnish grammatical form rather than a separate lexical entry. It is the adessive plural form of the noun palkka, which means salary or wage. As an adessive, palkoilla conveys the sense of “on salaries” or “with salaries” and is used to refer to salaries in a plural context rather than to a single salary.

Morphology and formation

The base noun palkka inflects for number as palkka (singular) and palkat (plural). The adessive plural form, created by adding the suffix -lla (or -llä depending on vowel harmony) to the plural stem, yields palkoilla. This pattern follows Finnish grammar rules where the adessive case marks location, time, or means in the plural. Other related forms include palkkojen in the genitive plural and palkoilla in the adessive plural when discussing multiple salaries.

Usage and interpretation

Palkoilla appears mainly in formal, financial, or HR contexts where multiple salaries or payroll-related aspects are being discussed. Because it is a case form, its exact meaning depends on the surrounding sentence and the verbs or nouns it connects with. It is not a stand-alone verb or a distinct concept; rather, it functions within a larger noun phrase or clause to specify the relationship to salaries in the plural.

Etymology

The word derives from palkka (salary) combined with the Finnish adessive plural suffix -lla, reflecting a common productive pattern for forming plural adessive forms of masculine or common nouns in Finnish.

See also

palkka, palkat, adessive case, Finnish grammar.