ruuvissa

Ruuvissa is a Finnish noun form meaning “in the screw” or “inside a screw.” It is the inessive singular of ruuvi, the common word for a screw or fastener. The form illustrates how Finnish uses locative cases to express location or state relative to objects.

In practical use, ruuvissa appears mainly in technical or mechanical contexts to describe position or relation to a screw. For example, it can indicate that a feature is located inside a screw hole or that a component is situated with respect to the screw. In everyday language, ruuvissa is less frequent outside of established phrases and technical writing, but it functions as a normal example of the inessive case in Finnish grammar resources.

Etymology and grammar: ruuvi derives from a Finnic root related to twisting or turning, linked to the act of screwing. The suffix -ssa marks the inessive case, which signals location “in” or “inside” something. The form ruuvissa therefore follows standard Finnic inflection patterns for masculine nouns of this type.

See also: ruuvi, ruuvimeisseli (screwdriver), kiinnitysruuvi (binding screw), kierre (thread).