Eestikeelse

Eestikeelse is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective eestikeelne, which means “Estonian-language” or “in Estonian.” It is used to describe something related to the Estonian language when the noun it modifies is in the genitive (or partitive) case. For example, eestikeelse teksti tõlkimine means “the translation of an Estonian-language text,” where teksti is the genitive of tekst (text).

In Estonian, eestikeelne forms compound phrases that signify content produced in Estonian or written in Estonian. When the noun is nominative (the basic form of the noun), the attributive phrase appears as eestikeelne kirjandus (“Estonian-language literature”). If the noun shifts to genitive, the adjective likewise inflects to eestikeelse, eestikeelse kultuuri, eestikeelse teksti, and so on, depending on number and case.

Etymology and usage notes: eestikeelne is built from Eesti (Estonia/Estonian) + keeles/se (language-related), reflecting the language of Estonia. The form eestikeelse is a case form, not a separate lexical item; it appears wherever the governing noun is in genitive (or partitive) and the adjective must agree in number and case. The term is common in linguistic, educational, and cultural contexts when distinguishing texts, media, or works produced in or about the Estonian language.

See also: eestikeelne kirjandus, keeleline kirjandus, Eesti keel.