pulloissa

Pulloissa is a Finnish noun form meaning “in the bottles.” It is the inessive plural form of pullo, the word for bottle. In Finnish grammar, the inessive case marks location inside something; the plural form is pulloissa, used when referring to multiple bottles located inside a container or simply considered as a group.

Usage and meaning

Pulloissa is used to describe the location or state of several bottles. It often appears in contexts involving beverages, packaging, storage, or shipping, where the contents or condition of multiple bottles are being discussed. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical inflection of pullo, and its exact meaning depends on the surrounding sentence.

Examples

Pulloissa oli vettä. (There was water in the bottles.)

Pulloissa oli valkoista viiniä. (There was white wine in the bottles.)

Form and related terms

Pulloissa is formed from pullo (bottle) plus the inessive plural suffix -issa. The singular inessive form is pullossa (in the bottle), while other common forms include pullon (genitive singular) and pulloja (partitive plural). These inflections allow precise expression of location, ownership, or quantity in Finnish.

Notes

As a grammatical form, pulloissa functions within sentences rather than as a standalone lexical item. Its usage is ordinary in Finnish writing and speech whenever multiple bottles are the subject of the statement.