Ebastabiilset

Ebastabiilset is the partitive singular form of the Estonian adjective ebastabiilne, meaning unstable or unsteady. It is used to describe a state, condition, or process that lacks stability and is ongoing or indefinite in nature. The form ebastabiilset is typically used with nouns in the partitive case, for example ebastabiilset olukorda (an unstable situation) or ebastabiilset majandust (an unstable economy).

In usage, ebastabiilset appears across fields such as politics, economics, and engineering to characterize conditions that are not reliably stable. For instance, statements like ebastabiilset poliitilist olukorda on raske ennetada (an unstable political situation is hard to foresee) show its common collocations. It is often contrasted with forms referring to more stable conditions.

Etymology and grammar: the word is formed from ebastabiilne (unstable) with the partitive suffix -set, reflecting Estonian grammar in which adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The noun form ebastabiilsus denotes instability as a general concept.

See also: stabiilsus (stability), ebastabiilsus (instability), Estonian adjectives and their inflection.