Koondisele

Koondisele is the allative singular form of the Estonian noun koondis. In Estonian grammar, the allative case marks direction toward something, roughly corresponding to the English preposition "to" or "towards." The noun koondis has several senses, including “assembly, group, or unit,” and in historical compounds it is linked to terms referring to concentration camps (for example koonduslaager refers to a camp used for confinement). Therefore, koondisele can be read as “to the assembly” in a general sense or, in historical contexts, as “to the concentration camp,” depending on the surrounding words and referents.

In usage, koondisele appears with verbs of motion or transfer to indicate the destination of an action. Example constructions would involve phrases like ta suundus koondisele, meaning that someone headed toward the assembly or, within a specific historical frame, toward a camp. As a grammatical form, koondisele illustrates how Estonian uses case endings to convey direction without relying on separate prepositions for every sense.

The form is most commonly encountered in linguistic discussions of Estonian grammar or in historical texts that reference movements toward particular sites. For readers seeking to understand the broader system, it is useful to study the allative case and how koondisele fits into the range of direction-marking endings for the noun koondis. See also allative case, koondis, and koonduslaager for related terms.