tiiliin

Tiiliin is the illative singular form of the Finnish noun tiili, meaning brick. The illative case in Finnish marks movement toward or into a location or object and is used with verbs of motion or description of destination.

Formation and pronunciation: The form tiiliin is created by adding the illative suffix -in to the stem tiili. The stem ends in a vowel, so the suffix attaches as -in and the resulting sequence is tiiliin, often pronounced with a long i sound on the second syllable.

Usage: Tiiliin is typically found in specialized or formal language, such as construction, architecture, historical texts, or poetic contexts. In everyday Finnish, speakers more often rephrase to express direction using other constructions rather than using tiiliin, since brick is rarely treated as a destination in common speech.

See also: Finnish grammar, Illative, Tiili.