Kroonilistest

Kroonilistest is the elative plural form of the Estonian adjective krooniline, meaning chronic. It is used primarily in medical and epidemiological contexts to refer to origin or emergence from chronic conditions, such as diseases or symptoms that persist over time.

In Estonian grammar, kroonilistest appears when the adjective krooniline modifies a plural noun in the elative case. A common construction is kroonilistest haigustest, meaning from chronic diseases. The form contrasts with krooniliste (genitive plural) and kroonilisi (partitive plural), which occur in different syntactic environments. The elative form signals source or cause rather than a simple adjective attribute.

Usage examples include phrases like "kroonilistest haigustest põhjustatud kahjustused" (injuries caused by chronic diseases) and "kroonilistest sümptomitest tulenev uuring" (a study stemming from chronic symptoms). In medical writing, kroonilistest commonly appears alongside nouns describing illnesses, symptoms, or long-term effects, helping to specify the chronic nature of the condition being discussed.

Etymology traces krooniline to the root indicating time or duration, shared with many European languages, and ultimately linked to the Greek chronos through historical linguistic paths. The term is standard within Estonian medical and scientific texts, though outside those contexts its use as a standalone word form is limited to grammatical construction.

See also krooniline, haigus, kroonilised haigused, elatiiv.