üleliigse

Üleliigse is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective üleliigne, which means excessive or superfluous. In Estonian grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case, number, and definiteness, and the ending -se is used for the genitive singular. Therefore, üleliigse appears most often when describing a noun that is in the genitive case, rather than as a separate word with independent meaning.

Usage of üleliigse is common in formal, administrative, and academic texts where the idea of excess or surplus needs to be specified in relation to another noun. It typically accompanies a noun in genitive; for example, in the phrase üleliigse koormuse tõttu, meaning “due to excessive load,” the noun koormus is in genitive (koormuse) and the adjective takes the genitive singular form üleliigse to agree with it. Other examples include üleliigse käibe tõttu (due to excessive turnover) or üleliigse materjali ladustamine (storing excessive material).

Semantically, üleliigse conveys a negative evaluation of the quantity or degree described, signaling that the amount exceeds what is necessary or desirable. It is closely related to the noun üli liigsus, which denotes the concept of excess or surplus more as a state than as a modifier.

See also: üleliigne (the base adjective meaning excessive), üli liigsus (noun meaning surplus or excess). In practice, üleliigse is mainly encountered as a grammatical form rather than as an independent lexical item.