Loteriide

Loteriide is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun loteriid, meaning lotteries. In Estonian, the genitive plural is used to express possession, association, or relation to multiple items. Therefore, loteriide appears in phrases such as loteriide tulud (revenues of the lotteries) or loteriide korraldamine (the organization of lotteries).

Etymology and form: The word loteriid/lotereia is borrowed from languages with the term lottery, such as Russian лотерея and French loterie, and was incorporated into Estonian with a standard genitive plural ending. Loteriide functions as the possessive/relational form when referring to more than one lottery.

Usage and context: The term is common in formal or technical Estonian texts that discuss gambling, regulation, statistics, or public policy addressing multiple lottery programs. It is typically found in legal documents, policy reports, and media coverage that compare or aggregate several lotteries. Examples include phrases like Riigi loteriide tulud ja kulud (revenues and costs of state lotteries) or loteriide korraldamise eelarve (the budget for organizing lotteries).

Notes: In English-language writing, the concept would usually be rendered as “of lotteries” or simply “lotteries,” depending on the sentence structure. Loteriide is a language-specific form and is primarily used within Estonian contexts.