Esteetiliste

Esteetiliste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective esteetiline, meaning aesthetic or related to aesthetics. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so esteetiliste appears when the noun is in the genitive plural. The corresponding nominative plural is esteetilised, and the partitive plural is esteetilisi. The form esteetiliste is commonly seen in phrases that discuss multiple aesthetic aspects, values, or standards.

Morphology and usage

Esteetiline derives from the word esthetics and is used to describe things related to beauty, taste, and perception in art and design. When combined with a plural genitive noun, the adjective takes the form esteetiliste, as in esteetiliste väärtuste (of aesthetic values), esteetiliste standardite (of aesthetic standards), or esteetiliste omaduste hindamine (the assessment of aesthetic properties). This grammatical pattern is typical for adjectives ending in -iline in Estonian.

Etymology

Esteetiline and its related nouns such as esteetika (aesthetics) are loanwords adopted into Estonian from European languages in the 19th and early 20th centuries, influenced by French esthetique and German ästhetisch, among others. The root reflects the broader concept of perception and beauty in art, design, and culture.

See also

Esteetika, the Estonian term for aesthetics; esteetiline, the base adjective; related phrases that describe aesthetic principles, standards, and judgments in art and design.