Aasade

Aasade is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun aas, which means meadow. In Estonian, aasade is used to express possession or association, roughly translating to “of the meadows” or “meadows’.” The form commonly appears in written language, including literary, historical, and toponymic contexts within Estonian-speaking regions.

The word is formed from the root aas plus the genitive plural suffix -ade. In Estonian grammar, genitive plural serves to indicate ownership, attribution, or relation in noun phrases. The nominative plural of the same noun is aasad, while the genitive plural aasade marks a possessive or descriptive relationship rather than a standalone subject.

Usage and scope: Aasade typically arises in phrases that describe land, property, or attributes associated with meadows. It may appear in historical texts, poetry, or older documents, where it helps convey possession or association with a meadow landscape. In modern everyday language, the form is less common outside of fixed expressions or scholarly writing, and it is more often encountered as part of longer phrases rather than as a separate lexical item.

See also: Aas, Estonian language, toponymy, meadow. Notes: Aasade is primarily a grammatical form of a common noun rather than a distinct concept, and its significance is best understood within the study of Estonian morphology and place-name conventions.