saumaissa

Saumaissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun sauma, meaning seam. In standard usage, saumassa means “in the seam,” while saumaissa specifies that the reference is to multiple seams. The form appears mainly in technical or descriptive texts related to textiles, garment construction, upholstery, and other fields where several seams are involved.

Morphology and usage details: The base is sauma (seam). The inessive plural suffix is -issa, applied to the stem to yield saumaissa. The singular counterpart is saumassa (in the seam). As a locational form, saumaissa is used to describe conditions or features occurring along or at multiple seams, rather than a single seam.

Examples: Kangas on revennyt saumaissa. (The fabric has torn at the seams.) Saumaissa voi kerääntyä likaa. (Dirt can accumulate in the seams.) Tutkimuksessa havaittiin virheitä saumaissa. (The study found defects in the seams.)

Notes: Finnish uses case endings to convey location, so saumaissa functions as a noun phrase indicating place. It is common in technical writing, quality control, and pattern instructions, but it is less common in everyday conversation unless discussing garments or materials in detail.

See also: sauma (seam).