Kolonistide

Kolonistide is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun kolonist, meaning “of the colonists” or “belonging to the colonists.” In Estonian grammar, the genitive plural suffix -ide is attached to the base noun to indicate possession or association in noun phrases. The form kolonistide is therefore a grammatical construction rather than a standalone noun.

Usage and examples. Kolonistide appears inside larger noun phrases to express possession or relationship, such as kolonistide ajalugu (the history of the colonists), kolonistide kogukond (the colonists’ community), or kolonistide varandus (the wealth of the colonists). It is complemented by other case forms of kolonist as needed in sentences, for example kolonisti (genitive singular) or kolontistide *with different cases for various syntactic roles.

Notes on language and form. Estonian does not use articles, so meaning is derived from context. Kolonist is a loanword in Estonian, reflecting historical contact with other European language traditions for terms describing people who settle in new areas. The suffix -ide is one of several standard genitive plural endings in Estonian, and similarly formed words follow the same pattern across the language.

See also. kolonist; Estonian grammar; genitive case.