Maksumusest

Maksumusest is the elative singular form of the Estonian noun maksumus, which means cost or expense. In Estonian grammar, the elative case expresses origin, source, or basis, and maksumusest is used when something relates to or comes from the cost.

The word maksumus itself denotes the amount paid for a service, good, project, or other item, and it is commonly used in financial, accounting, and economic contexts. The elative form maksumusest follows standard Estonian inflection rules, forming part of a system of cases that mark relationships between nouns and other elements in a sentence. The singular elative maksumusest contrasts with the nominative maksumus and with other cases such as maksumuse (genitive) and maksumust (partitive), as well as with the plural form maksumustest in contexts requiring a plural reference.

In use, maksumusest appears primarily in formal or technical writing, including financial reports, cost analyses, and legal or regulatory texts, where discussions focus on costs, expenditures, or data originating from cost considerations. As with other Estonian case forms, correct usage depends on syntactic function within a sentence and the surrounding words that determine case agreement.

See also maksumus; Estonian grammar; elative case.