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rakoihin

Rakoihin is a Finnish word-form that functions as the illative plural of the noun rako, meaning gaps, openings, or cracks. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks movement into something; rakoihin literally conveys entering into gaps or openings. The base noun rako denotes a physical or figurative space between surfaces, and rakoihin is formed by adding the illative plural suffix -iin to the stem rako, following standard harmony rules.

Etymology and form: Rako is a native Finnish noun, and the illative plural suffix -iin is a

Usage: Rakoihin appears in descriptive or literary Finnish to describe entering or moving into gaps, crevices,

See also: rako, illative case, Finnish grammar, vowel and consonant harmony.

common
Finnic
ending
used
to
express
direction
into
multiple
referents.
The
combination
yields
rakoihin,
pronounced
with
the
stress
on
the
first
syllable.
or
spaces.
It
can
be
used
literally
(into
physical
gaps)
or
metaphorically
(into
spaces
between
ideas
or
arguments).
It
is
not
a
proper
noun
or
a
specialized
technical
term
outside
ordinary
Finnish
grammar.