tartuntoihin

Tartuntoihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun tartunta, which means an infection or contagion, as well as the act or process of becoming infected. In Finnish, the illative case expresses direction toward or into something, so tartuntoihin can be translated as “to infections” or “into infections.” It is used in contexts discussing infectious diseases, infection control, and public health.

In practice, tartuntoihin appears in phrases such as tartuntoihin liittyvät riskit (risks related to infections), tartuntoihin kohdistuvat toimenpiteet (measures directed at infections), and tartuntoihin liittyvät seikat (matters related to infections). The term can refer to infections in a population, transmission dynamics, or actions intended to prevent or manage spread. The singular illative form is tartuntaan, and the root noun tartunta covers the concept of an infection or contagious disease in general.

Grammatically, tartuntoihin illustrates the illative plural ending -iin/-ihin after a noun ending in -nta. Etymologically, tartunta derives from tarttua, meaning “to catch” or “to seize,” with the nominal suffix -nta forming the concept of a catching or an instance of catching.

See also: tartunta (infection), tartuntatauti (infectious disease), smitta.