Fikseerivaid

Fikseerivaid is an Estonian adjectival form used to describe things that are fictional or imaginary. It is a plural, partitive form derived from the attributive adjective fikseeriv, which in turn comes from the verb fikseerima, meaning to fictionalize or to treat as fiction. The form is typically attached to plural nouns in the partitive case, signaling that the described items are part of fiction rather than real.

In usage, fikseerivaid appears in literary critique, media analysis, and everyday speech to distinguish imagined or constructed elements from factual ones. For example, phrases such as fikseerivaid tegelasi (fictional characters), fikseerivaid väiteid (fictional claims), and fikseerivaid elemente (fictional elements) are common ways to indicate that the referenced items do not refer to real-world entities.

While commonly used in discussions of literature, film, or storytelling, fikseerivaid can also occur in broader contexts where distinctions between fiction and fact are relevant, such as when evaluating sources or narratives. The term remains descriptive rather than evaluative, simply labeling the fictional status of the items it accompanies.

See also: Estonian language, fiktsioon, fictionalization, literary terminology.