synnyssä

Synnyssä is a Finnish noun form that can be understood as “in birth” or “in the birth process.” It is the inessive singular of the noun synny, a term linked to birth, origin, or genesis. In modern standard Finnish, the more common expression for this sense is syntymässä (the inessive of syntymä, meaning birth or the act of being born). Because synnyssä is rarely used in contemporary language, it appears mainly in older literary texts, historical works, or certain dialects where it carries an archaic or formal tone.

The word belongs to the same semantic field as syntymä and syntyä. Syntymä is the usual modern noun for birth, with syntymässä as its inessive form. Synny is a less common or older variant that can be found in older Finnish; its core meaning remains birth, origin, or genesis.

Usage notes: Encountering synnyssä typically signals a historical or regional register. For standard Finnish, prefer syntymässä or syntymän aikana depending on the precise meaning you wish to convey.

See also: syntymä, syntyä, syntyminen, syntymäaika.