Loendeid

Loendeid is the Estonian plural partitive form of loend, a noun that means list, enumeration, or inventory. The term is used when referring to multiple lists or to an indeterminate amount of lists, such as shopping lists, task lists, bibliographies, or catalog entries. In Estonian grammar, loend is declined across cases, and loendeid specifically marks an indefinite or partial reference to several lists.

Morphology and usage notes: The base noun is loend. In nominative plural the form is loendid, while loendeid is the partitive plural used when the speaker refers to some or all of several lists in a partial sense. Other common forms include loendi (genitive singular) and loendite (genitive plural). These forms determine how loendeid fits into a sentence, especially with verbs that take partitive objects.

Examples and contexts: In everyday Estonian, one might say, “Ma kontrollin loendeid” (I am checking the lists) or “Ootan loendeid kirjast” (I am waiting for the lists from the library). The word can appear in documentation, inventories, or planning notes, wherever there is discussion of multiple lists or compilations.

In computing and data contexts: The noun loend can be used to translate the general concept of a list or sequence. Loendeid would then refer to multiple list objects. Depending on the domain, translators may choose loend or loendit for a single list, and loendeid for multiple lists or an unspecified number of lists.