Enfatiseeritav

Enfatiseeritav is an Estonian adjective meaning “capable of being emphasized.” It is formed from the verb enfatiseerima (to emphasize) with the suffix -tav, which is used in Estonian to create adjectives that denote potentiality or capacity. The term is used primarily in linguistic and rhetorical contexts to describe elements that can receive emphasis.

Usage and scope: In linguistic analysis, enfatiseeritav refers to words, phrases, or clauses that can bear focus or highlighting in a sentence. This can involve prosodic emphasis (changes in intonation or stress in speech) or stylistic emphasis in writing (such as typographic emphasis). The concept helps describe how information structure is organized, showing which parts of a sentence are intended to stand out to the listener or reader. For example, in the Estonian sentence See sõna on enfatiseeritav rõhutamisel (The word can be emphasized during emphasis), the word or phrase designated as enfatiseeritav is the element selected for focus.

Inflection: Like other Estonian adjectives, enfatiseeritav inflects to agree with the noun it modifies in number and case. The base form is nominative singular, with standard determiner and case endings applied as required by the noun.

Relation to related concepts: Enfatiseeritav is closely related to terms and ideas in information structure, focus marking, and discourse analysis. It is a descriptive label rather than a prescriptive style guideline, used to discuss how emphasis can function in language and text.

See also: emphasis, focus (linguistics), information structure, prosody, typographic emphasis.