Lühendatuna

Lühendatuna is a term used in Estonian linguistics and editorial practice to refer to a form of a word or expression that is presented in an abbreviated, shortened version. The label is typically applied in descriptive grammars, dictionaries, corpora annotations, and style guides to indicate that the shown form is not the full, canonical form.

Etymology and form: The word is formed from the verb lühendada, meaning to shorten, combined with the suffix -tuna, which yields a nominal-adverbial meaning roughly “in a shortened form.” In practice, lühendatuna functions as a descriptive tag or notation used to flag abbreviated representations within linguistic descriptions or editorial notes.

Usage: In scholarly texts, lühendatuna may accompany an example where a term is abbreviated, helping readers distinguish the abbreviated representation from its full version. It is also used in lexicography and editing to document how entries or references appear in compact notation, such as in bibliographies, glosses, or corpus tags.

Relation to other terms: The opposite of lühendatuna is täisvorm, meaning “full form.” The lühendatuna designation supports clarity in documentation, cross-linguistic comparison, and digital indexing by clearly signaling abbreviated forms.

See also: Abbreviation; Estonian language; Linguistic annotation; Style guide.