Koodidele

Koodidele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun kood, meaning “to the codes” or “for the codes.” In Estonian grammar, allative forms indicate direction toward something and are formed by adding the suffix -le to the appropriate stem, with the plural ending applied to all items in the group. Koodidele therefore signals movement or reference toward multiple codes.

Morphology and forms

The base noun kood has several common forms: nominative singular kood, genitive singular koodi, partitive singular koodi, nominative plural koodid, genitive plural koodide, and allative plural koodidele. This pattern illustrates how Estonian builds cases and numbers by combining stems with suffixes. The allative plural koodidele is used when speaking about or directing actions toward more than one code.

Usage

Koodidele appears in technical and formal texts, especially in contexts involving software, data management, or coding systems. For example, sentences might read: “Koodidele antakse uus nimetus” (A new name is assigned to the codes) and “Andmed tuleb koodidele lisada” (The data must be added to the codes). In ordinary speech, the allative plural is less frequent but correct when discussing multiple codes as recipients or targets of an action.

Etymology and status

The Estonian noun kood is a loanword from the word code, reflecting modern usage in technology and information systems. Koodidele is a standard grammatical form in Estonian, illustrating the language’s rich system of cases and plural inflection. The term is primarily a linguistic form rather than a standalone concept, used to convey direction toward multiple codes in written and spoken Estonian.