taimeille

Taimeille is the plural allative form of the Finnish noun taimet, meaning seedlings or plants. In Finnish, taimeille is used to indicate direction toward or benefit for multiple plants, roughly translating to “to the plants” or “for the plants” in English. It functions as a grammatical case marker on the noun in contexts involving giving, applying, or directing something to the plants.

Formation and usage notes: The word taimeille is formed by taking taimet (the plural nominative) and adding the allative suffix -ille. The allative case commonly marks recipients, targets, or destinations in Finnish, and is frequent in horticultural and agricultural language when discussing actions performed for plants.

Common contexts: taimeille appears in instructions, labels, and descriptions related to plant care, gardening, and farming. It often accompanies verbs of transfer or application, such as giving, applying, or distributing substances to plants. For example, taimeille annetaan vettä means “water is given to the plants,” and jaetaan taimeille lannoitetta means “fertilizer is distributed to the plants.”

Etymology and related terms: Taimeille is built from taimet plus the allative suffix -ille. Related terms include taimet (seedlings/plants) and other allative forms such as talolle (to the house) or taimen (singular form in certain contexts), illustrating how Finnish uses case endings to indicate direction or beneficiary.

See also: Finnish grammar, allative case, taimet, plant care terminology.