puumaisilla
Puumaisilla is a Finnish adjective form that denotes something made of wood or having a wood-like quality, and it is specifically the adessive plural form of the adjective puumainen. In Finnish, adjectives decline to match the noun they describe, including number and case, so puumainen becomes puumaiset in the nominative plural and puumaisilla in the adessive plural (used to indicate location or the manner of being described).
Etymology and grammar: The base puumainen combines the stem puu meaning wood with the suffix -mainen to
Usage: Puumaisilla is most often found in written descriptions of spaces, objects, or materials where a wood-based
- Puumaisilla lattioilla on lämmin tunnelma.
- Puhdas, puumaisilla pinnoilla näkyy puun kuviointi.
See also: Finnish language, Finnish adjectives, Adessive case, Architectural terminology.