Esialgsed
Esialgsed is an Estonian adjective meaning preliminary or initial. It is used to describe items, plans, results, or findings that belong to the early stages of a process or investigation. The form esialgsed represents the plural nominative, used before plural nouns; other grammatical forms of the adjective follow standard Estonian inflection for number and case.
In practice, esialgsed appears in scientific, planning, and administrative contexts to mark provisional or exploratory status.
Etymologically, esialgsed is derived from the root esialgne, which conveys the sense of prior or early. The
Usage notes: when describing a single item, the singular form esialgne is used (for example, esialgne plaan).
See also: esialgne, preliminary, Estonian language, planning and research terminology.