teolliseen

Teolliseen is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective teollinen, meaning industrial. In grammar, teolliseen is the illative singular form used when an adjective modifies a noun in the illative case, typically indicating direction or purpose. The form teolliseen appears in phrases where the noun is in illative singular, for example, teolliseen käyttöön, teolliseen tuotantoon, or teolliseen maailmaan.

Usage and meaning: Teolliseen is commonly found in contexts relating to industry, manufacturing, and applied use. It is used to describe things intended for or directed toward industry, such as machinery, processes, or policies. The expression teolliseen käyttöön specifically means “for industrial use,” highlighting suitability for industrial applications rather than consumer use.

Etymology: The adjective teollinen is derived from the noun teollisuus, meaning industry. Teollisuus itself is a Finnish term borrowed into the language through historical contact with other Nordic and European languages; it shares cognates with words like industri in Swedish and industries in other languages. The relationship between teollinen and teollisuus mirrors the typical Finnish pattern of forming adjectives from nouns to describe attributes or domains.

Grammar notes: Finnish adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. When the noun is in illative singular, the corresponding adjective form is teolliseen. Other illative forms of teollinen include teolliseen with different nouns, yielding phrases such as teolliseen tuotantoon or teolliseen käyttöön.

See also: teollisuus, teollinen, illative case in Finnish grammar.