Kohtulikule

Kohtulikule is an Estonian word-form that functions as the allative singular form of the adjective kohtulik, meaning judicial or court-related. The base adjective kohtulik is derived from koht, meaning “court,” and the suffix -ulik, which is used to form adjectives describing a quality or relation. The allative suffix -le marks a directional or dative sense, so kohtulikule is used to describe something directed toward or related to a court or judicial matter.

In typical use, kohtulikule occurs in formal or legal language, especially where the noun it modifies is in the allative case. For example, in a sentence about addressing a matter to a court, one might encounter phrases such as kohtulikule asjale, meaning “to the judicial matter” or “to the court-related matter.” The form thus helps specify the scope or target of action within administrative or procedural discourse.

Etymology and grammar, in brief, point to its construction from koht (court) + -ulik (adjective-forming suffix) + -le (allative). The word functions as an attributive modifier in contexts where a noun is inflected in the allative case. Outside of specialized legal or bureaucratic texts, wee note that more everyday terminology for “juridical” or “court-related” might be formed with other common Estonian adjectives, such as juridiline.

See also: kohtunik (judge), kohtu- as a combining form in legal terms, juridiline (juridical).

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