Erinevatelt

Erinevatelt is an Estonian word formed as the elative plural of the adjective erinev, meaning different or various. It is used to describe the origin of something as coming from a variety of sources, with the noun it modifies in the elative case.

Morphology and usage

In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in number and case. When the noun is in the elative plural (experiencing a source “from” multiple items or people), the adjective takes the form erinevatelt. This construction emphasizes diversity among the sources. Commonly, erinevatelt is followed by nouns such as inimesed (people), allikad (sources), or muud subjekts.

Examples

- Teave pärineb erinevatelt inimestelt. (The information comes from different people.)

- Andmed on kogutud erinevatelt allikatelt. (The data were gathered from various sources.)

- See tagasiside pärineb erinevatelt kasutajatelt. (This feedback comes from a variety of users.)

Etymology and related forms

erinev is the base adjective meaning “different.” The form erinevatelt is the elative plural, used in contexts involving sources or origins. Related linguistic terms include erinev (positive degree) and the general Estonian case system, including the elative case used here.

See also

- erinev (adjective)

- elatiiv (Estonian grammatical case)

Note

erinevatelt is most common in formal or written Estonian, especially in reporting, summaries, and academic contexts where information is drawn from multiple sources.