viinillä

Viinillä is the Finnish adessive form of the noun viini, meaning wine. In Finnish grammar, the adessive case is used to express contact, accompaniment, or means, and viinillä is thus used to indicate “with wine” in these senses. The form is most common in culinary and dining contexts but can appear in other descriptions where wine is the instrument or ingredient.

Formation and usage: Viinillä is formed by adding the adessive suffix -llä to the stem viini. It denotes accompaniment or means, often referring to wine as the substance used in cooking or served with a dish. Examples include: Kastike valmistettiin viinillä. (The sauce was prepared with wine.) Keitto keitettiin viinillä. (The soup was boiled with wine.)

Context and nuance: Viinillä specifically refers to wine in common usage, though Finnish adjectives and nouns surrounding wine-related statements may vary with context. The adessive form is a standard tool for signaling how a dish is prepared or how a meal is enjoyed, by naming the wine as a supporting ingredient or accompaniment.

Etymology: The noun viini originates from Swedish vin, which in turn derives from Latin vinum. The adessive form viinillä inherits this base through standard Finnish inflection.

See also: Viini, Finnish grammar, Adessive case.