Kogudesse

Kogudusse is an Estonian grammatical form of the noun kogudus, which means a church or congregation. It represents the illative case, used to express movement into a congregation or membership in a church community.

In usage, kogudusse appears with verbs that describe entering or joining a community. Common examples include tuld kogudusse (to come to the congregation) and liitus kogudusega (joined the congregation). The form is typical in religious contexts across denominations in Estonia, including Lutheran, Orthodox, and independent churches.

As a form, kogudusse is not a separate concept but a caseinflected variant of kogudus. Other case forms of the same noun include koguduse (genitive), kogudust (partitive), and koguduses (in the congregation). This reflects standard Estonian grammar for -us nouns, where illative -sse marks direction toward the entity.

Related terms include kogudus (the congregation itself) and kirik (the church building). In broader context, discussions of kogudusse often appear in texts about church life, membership, and religious practice in Estonia.