silloilla

Silloilla is the adessive plural form of the Finnish noun silta, which means bridge. It translates to “on the bridges” or “at the bridges” and is used to indicate location or position on more than one bridge.

Morphology and usage: The base noun is silta (bridge). In its plural nominative, it is sillat. To express location on multiple bridges, Finnish uses the adessive case with the plural ending, yielding silloilla. Other related forms include sillan (genitive singular), siltojen (genitive plural), and siltoja (partitive plural). The adessive form sillalla refers to a single bridge, while silloilla refers to several bridges.

Examples of use: Kävellämme silloilla auringonlaskun aikaan. (We are walking on the bridges at sunset.) Kissat nukkuvat silloilla öisin. (The cats sleep on the bridges at night.) Silloilla sijaitsevat muun muassa livat, joista kaupungin viime aikoina puhutaan.

Etymology and notes: Silloilla is formed by taking the plural stem sillat and adding the locative suffix -lla, with typical Finnish vowel harmony and consonant adjustments. This pattern is common in Finnish when describing locations on multiple objects. In contrast, sillalla means “on the bridge” (singular), and siltoja means “bridges” in the partitive. As with other locative forms, silloilla appears in narratives about geography, urban space, architecture, or movement across multiple bridges.

See also: silta, sillat, siltojen, sillan, silloilla is part of the broader system of Finnish locative cases used to express where things are or happen.