perusnimeen

Perusnimeen is the illative form of the Finnish compound noun perusnimi, which translates roughly as “base name” or “canonical form.” It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical inflection used to express direction toward or into the base name within a sentence. The term primarily appears in linguistic descriptions, terminology discussions, and contexts dealing with canonical forms in data models or software localization.

Etymology and morphology: Perusnimi is composed of perus- meaning base or fundamental, and nimi meaning name. The illative form perusnimeen is formed by adding the illative ending -een to the stem, illustrating Finnish noun inflection patterns. In practice, perusnimeen is most commonly found in technical or academic Finnish rather than everyday speech.

Usage and examples: In technical writing, perusnimeen may occur in phrases such as perusnimeen viittaava termistö (terminology referring to the base name) or perusnimeen liittyvät attribuutit (attributes related to the base name). While everyday language tends to use perusnimi in nominative or perusnimen in other cases, perusnimeen demonstrates how Finnish handles the illative case with compound nouns in specialized contexts.

See also: perusnimi, nimi, illatiivi, Finnish grammar.