Lõplikul

Lõplikul is the adessive singular form of the Estonian adjective lõplik, meaning final or definitive. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so lõplikul appears when the associated noun is in the adessive case. This form is used to indicate location or context rather than to alter the core meaning of the word.

Etymology and formation: The form is produced by adding the Estonian adessive suffix -l to the stem lõplik, with the usual phonological adjustments that occur in adjective inflection. As a result, lõplikul functions as the adjective in the adessive singular, modifying a masculine or neuter noun in the same grammatical form.

Usage: Lõplikul is most often found in formal or written Estonian, including administrative, legal, and literary contexts, where it helps specify that something relates to a final stage, place, or moment. It precedes the noun it modifies, just like other Estonian adjectives, and the noun is in the adessive case (for example, on a phrase such as lõplikul kohal or lõplikul hetkel, meaning at the final place or at the final moment).

Examples (illustrative, showing function rather than fixed expressions): lõplikul kohal (at the final place), lõplikul hetkel (at the final moment). The exact nouns and phrases will vary with context, but the grammatical role remains the same: linking a final-definitive sense to a noun in the adessive case.

See also: lõplik (base adjective).