Materialistlikku

Materialistlikku is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective materialistlik, meaning materialist or materialistic. It is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case, for example in phrases such as materialistlikku maailmavaadet, which translates to “to a materialist worldview.” The base adjective materialistlik is formed from the stem materiaal- (material) with the suffix -lik, which yields a descriptor indicating a quality or relation.

In general usage, materialistlikku describes beliefs, theories, or outlooks that emphasize material conditions or matter as fundamental. It is common in discussions of philosophy, sociology, and cultural analysis, where materialist perspectives are contrasted with idealist or spiritual viewpoints. In philosophical contexts, materialism holds that matter constitutes the primary substance of reality and that mental phenomena arise from material processes. Estonian discourse uses materialistlik to characterize such positions, for example materialistlik arusaam or materialistlik maailmavaade.

Because Estonian adjectives agree in number and case with the noun they modify, materialistlikku appears specifically in the partitive singular form. Related usages include other inflected forms such as materialistlikke (nominative plural) and materialistliku (genitive/singular with different nouns). See also materialism and the materialist worldview.