Loomade

Loomade is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun loom, meaning "animal." It is used to indicate possession or association with animals and commonly functions as a modifier in noun phrases and compound terms. The form appears across many contexts, including agriculture, veterinary science, ecology, and animal welfare, as well as in legal and policy language.

In everyday usage, loomade forms part of phrases such as loomade toit (animal feed), loomade tervis (animal health), and loomade õigused (animal rights). The genitive plural loomade is typically employed to convey “of the animals” or to qualify another noun by specifying a relationship to animals. This pattern is a standard feature of Estonian noun morphology and appears in both formal and instructional registers.

Formation and note on usage: loomade is created by adding the genitive plural ending -ade to the stem loom. It is a conventional and productive form for nouns referring to animals, and it helps create descriptive compounds that address topics such as welfare, management, and study of animals.

See also:

- loom (Estonian for “animal”)

- Estonian grammar

- genitive case

- animal rights

- veterinary science