Maiustusi

Maiustusi is an Estonian word meaning sweets or confections. It is the partitive plural form of the noun maiustus, which refers to a treat, pastry, or sweet item. In everyday use, maiustusi denotes sweets in a general sense or an unspecified assortment of confections.

The form maiustusi is used when the quantity is indefinite or part of a larger set, for example in phrases like "ma ei taha maiustusi" (I don’t want any sweets) or "poodi läksin maiustusi ostma" (I went to the store to buy some sweets). The nominative plural is maiustused (the sweets), and the singular is maiustus (a sweet).

Origin: The word is native Estonian; maiustus meaning a delicacy or dessert. The term is widely used in both spoken and written Estonian.

Related terms include magustoidud (desserts), maiustused (the category of confections), and kommid (candies).