siunauksellisiin

Siunauksellisiin is a Finnish word derived from the noun siunaus, meaning blessing or benediction. The form siunaus‑ (the base noun) + –ellinen (qualitative suffix) + -en (adjectival suffix) and the plural‑ling ending -iin (in‑privection) yields a plural in‑object form of the adjective. In standard Finnish texts it functions as the plural indirect object of a verb, conveying “to the blessed” or “in terms of blessings.” It is considered a rare form, primarily encountered in literary or religious contexts rather than everyday speech.

The root word siunaus comes from Proto‑Uralic *sŭnā, historically linked to the idea of “bestowing” or “granting.” The inflectional morphology reflects an old Uralic‑style suffixation pattern in which the plural‑in‑case grammatical categories are preserved. While many modern Finnish writers prefer the more straightforward “siunuksien” or “siunukseihin” for the same meaning, the form siunauksellisiin survives in some hymnal or archaic legal texts that date to the early 19th century.

In usage, a sentence such as “Hän lähetti siunauksellisiin kirjeitä kirjona” (“He sent letters in blessing form as a book”) demonstrates how the form can denote a state or material characterized by the blessing. When translating into English, the construction is often rendered as “in blessed” or “into blessing” depending on context. The word is not common in contemporary Finnish; educational resources warn students that its usage may appear clumsy or obsolete in modern prose.

Because of its limited frequency, siunauksellisiin is primarily of interest to linguists studying Finnish morphology, as well as to editors of historic religious texts who need to preserve original wording. The form illustrates how Finnish preserves morphological markers even after the semantic relevance of the base word has faded.