Liidesele

Liidesele is an Estonian grammatical form of the noun liides, meaning interface, connector, or point of interaction. Liidesele is the allative case form used to express direction toward an interface or connector, roughly translating to “to the interface” or “to the connector.” The base stem liidese is the genitive singular of liides, from which the allative form is built.

In technical contexts, liidesele appears in instructions and descriptions that involve routing, connecting, or addressing a specific interface. For example, it can be used to indicate that data should be sent to a particular interface or that a cable should be connected to a specific port. The term is applicable to both software interfaces (such as APIs or user interfaces) and hardware interfaces (ports and connectors), depending on the surrounding text.

As a grammatical form rather than a standalone technical term, liidesele derives its meaning from context. Its usage is common in manuals, configuration guides, and IT documentation written in Estonian, where precise specification of the target interface is required.

Etymology-wise, liidesele comes from liides (interface, connector) with the genitive stem liidese and the allative suffix -le, which yields the directional meaning “to the interface.”

See also: liides, liidese (genitive form), liidestus.