suihkulla

Suihkulla is the adessive singular form of the Finnish noun suihku, meaning shower. In Finnish, the suffix -lla/-llä marks the adessive case, which can indicate location on or at something as well as the means or instrument by which an action is done. Consequently, suihkulla can convey two broad notions depending on context: “on/at the shower” or “with a shower” as a means or feature.

In typical everyday usage, being inside the shower is expressed with suihkussa rather than suihkulla. Suihkulla tends to appear in more specialized constructions, such as when describing equipment or arrangements, for example phrases referring to a bathroom that is “varustettu suihkulla” (equipped with a shower) or in other contexts where the adessive is used to indicate means or accompaniment. The form follows standard Finnish noun inflection and behaves consistently with other -lla/-llä adessive forms.

Etymology-wise, suihkulla is formed from the root suihku (shower) plus the adessive suffix -lla. It is part of the broader system of cases in Finnish that expresses subtle distinctions of location and means without a separate instrumental case.

See also: suihku, Finnish grammar, Finnish cases.