suuruudella

Suuruudella is a Finnish noun form that conveys the idea of doing something with greatness or grandeur. It is the adessive case of suuruus, a noun meaning greatness, majesty, or splendor. The form expresses manner or the instrument by which an action is carried out, and is frequently found in literary, ceremonial, or rhetorical contexts.

Usage and nuance

In contemporary Finnish, suuruudella tends to be literary or formal and is less common in everyday speech. It is used to emphasize scale, majesty, or noble quality in objects, performances, or rhetoric. Typical contexts include descriptions of art, architecture, public speeches, religious or ceremonial events, and other situations where grandeur is foregrounded. It often appears in combination with verbs of speaking or performing, or with other describing nouns to heighten the sense of majesty, such as in phrases like esitys suuruudella or puhui suuruudella (the performance with grandeur; spoke with grandeur).

Grammar and related forms

Suuruudella is the adessive form of suuruus. The base noun suuruus means greatness or majesty, and it is derived from the adjective suuri (great). In Finnish grammar, the adessive case (-lla/-llä) marks a means, manner, or accompaniment, which is how suuruudella functions here. Related topics include Finnish cases and the use of adessive to express manner.

See also

Finnish grammar: adessive case; suuruus; manners of expression in Finnish rhetoric.