Kinnitusde

Kinnitusde is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun kinnitus, which means a statement, confirmation, or attestation. It is not a distinct lexical item with its own separate meaning; rather, it appears in constructions that refer to multiple confirmations or attestations collectively. In formal or bureaucratic language, one may encounter phrases that translate roughly as “the content of the confirmations” or “the confirmations themselves,” where kinnitusde functions as the genitive plural of kinnitus.

Usage and interpretation: Because Estonian grammar marks case and number within a word, kinnitusde is used inside sentences that require the genitive plural. The nominative plural of the base noun is kinnitused, which would be used if the confirmations themselves are the subject of the sentence. Kinnitusde can thus appear in legal, administrative, or academic texts when the focus is on the set of confirmations rather than on individual instances.

Etymology and related terms: The form derives from the base kinnitus with a genitive plural sense. Related terms include kinnitus (confirmation), kinnitama (to confirm), and kinnitused (confirmations).

See also: Estonian language; kinnitus; kinnitamine; kinnitused.