Industriaalsetes

Industriaalsetes is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective industriaalne, meaning industrial. It is the inessive plural form used to describe nouns in the inessive case, typically translating to “in industrial settings/conditions.” The phrase industriaalsetes tingimustes, for example, means “in industrial conditions.” This form is common in formal or technical language when referring to contexts, environments, or requirements related to industry.

Usage and meaning

Industriaalsetes describes aspects tied to industry, such as work environments, processes, or regulations. It is often found in reports, safety guidelines, economic analyses, and scientific texts that discuss how industrial contexts influence outcomes, practices, or risk factors. The construction usually pairs with a noun in the inessive plural (for example, tingimustes, ruumides) to specify the setting.

Grammar notes

Estonian adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The form industriaalsetes is the inessive plural ending for industriaalne, used when the head noun is in the inessive plural (e.g., tingimustes, ruumides). The phrase can be extended with further descriptors, for instance, industriaalsetes töökeskkondades (in industrial work environments).

Etymology

The word derives from the noun form industry concept (industry) and the Estonian adjective-forming pattern with the suffix -aalne, resulting in industriaalne and its inflected form industriaalsetes.

See also

Industriaalne; tingimused; tööstus.