Kuulmisse

Kuulmisse is an Estonian noun form referring to the illative case of the word kuulmine, which denotes the act of hearing or listening. In linguistic terms, kuulmisse means “into hearing” or “toward listening,” and it is primarily encountered in descriptions of Estonian inflection rather than in everyday speech.

Etymology and morphology: The base kuulmine is formed from the verb kuulama (“to hear; to listen”) with the nominalizing suffix -mine, yielding “the act of hearing.” The illative case, indicated by the suffix -misse (as in kuulmisse), marks direction toward the state or activity described by kuulmine. The nominative singular is kuulmine, and the genitive singular is kuulmise; kuulmisse is distinct as the illative form.

Usage: Kuulmisse is mainly used in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, or dictionaries to illustrate Estonian case inflection for nouns ending in -mine. It is not commonly used in ordinary conversation; speakers would typically rely on the more general concept of “listening” rather than the precise illative form kuulmisse in casual context.

Related forms and notes: The word kuulmise (without the double s) is the genitive singular of kuulmine, while kuulmised would be the nominative plural form for the corresponding noun. As with other Estonian nouns, all forms follow standard inflection rules for neuter nouns ending in -mine, with kuulmisse serving a specific illative meaning.

See also: kuulmine, kuulama, Estonian grammar, Estonian case system.