Inimesekujulisi

Inimesekujulisi is the partitive plural form of the Estonian adjective inimeste kujuline, meaning humanoid or human-shaped. The term describes beings or objects that resemble humans in form, features, or behavior, rather than asserting they are human themselves. It is commonly used in scientific, biological, robotics, and science fiction contexts to refer to entities that imitate human anatomy or appearance.

Etymology and form: the word is built from inimene (human) and kujuline (shaped, resembling). Inimesekujuline forms such as inimeste kujuline (singular) and inimesekujulised (nominative plural) exist, while inimese kujuline’s partitive plural is inimesekujulisi. This grammatical form appears when the noun it modifies is indefinite or partitive, or when the sentence requires a partitive complement.

Usage notes: inimeste kujuline describes physical likeness to humans and does not automatically imply similar cognition, language, or sentience. It is often used for creatures, robots, avatars, or models in research or fiction. Common phrases include inimesekujulisi olendeid (humanoid beings) or inimesekujulisi roboteid (humanoid robots).

Related terms: the standard Estonian equivalent for “humanoid” is inimekujuline or inimeste kujuline, with inimkujulised as the nominative plural. In everyday writing, inimesedikujuline and its variants are used to discuss appearance, design, or morphology rather than identity or culture.

See also: humanoid, morphology, science fiction terminology.