Austamisele

Austamisele is the allative form of the Estonian noun austamine, derived from the verb austama meaning to respect or to honor. The base austamine refers to the act or process of showing respect. In Estonian grammar, the allative case marked by the suffix -le indicates direction toward a goal, recipient, or target of an action. Thus, austamisele signals that the act of honoring is directed toward or dedicated to someone or something, or that the action is performed for the sake of paying respect.

Use and context: The form is mostly found in formal, ceremonial, or institutional language. It can occur in inscriptions, official texts, or descriptions of tributes and memorials, where the emphasis is on the direction of the honor toward a person, group, or concept. It is not a separate lexical item with independent meaning; it is a grammatical form of the noun.

Formation: austamine -> austamisele, by adding the allative suffix -le. The word behaves like other allative forms: no plural inflection, and changes depend on surrounding syntax.

Illustrative sentence: Mälestusmärk on austamisele pühendatud. This means "The memorial is dedicated to paying respect."

See also:

- Austamine

- Allative case (Estonian)

- Estonian grammar