pilottiin

Pilottiin is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun pilotti, meaning “pilot” (the person who operates an aircraft). In Finnish grammar, illative forms express movement toward or into a destination. The form pilottiin is created by adding the illative suffix -iin to the stem pilotti.

Usage and sense

Pilottiin is used in sentences where the action is directed toward the pilot or toward a location associated with a pilot, such as a cockpit or a pilot’s location. Because pilotti also serves as a general noun for a person who flies, pilottiin can appear in contexts referring to moving toward the pilot or entering a situation involving a pilot. In everyday aviation terminology, more specific expressions are often used to denote places like the cockpit or to indicate contact with a particular pilot; for example, phrases specifying contact with the pilot or going to the pilot’s location would be more explicit.

Inflection

As the illative singular, pilottiin has corresponding plural forms such as pilotteihin for the illative plural. Like other Finnish inflected forms, the exact meaning of pilottiin depends on the surrounding context and the accompanying verbs and nouns.

Etymology

Pilottiin derives from pilotti (pilot) plus the illative suffix -iin, a standard Finnish construction for indicating direction toward a destination.

See also

pilotti; pilottiin’s illative form; illatiivi (illative case); aviation Finnish vocabulary.