Mehaanilisi

Mehaanilisi is the partitive plural form of the Estonian adjective mehaaniline, meaning mechanical. In Estonian, adjectives decline to agree with nouns in number and case, and mehaanilisi is used when the noun is plural and in the partitive case. For example, mehaanilisi omadusi translates to “mechanical properties,” and mehaanilisi süsteeme translates to “mechanical systems” in non-specific references. The form is not a separate lexical item; it is an inflected form of mehaaniline.

In technical and academic writing, mehaanilisi is commonly used to describe aspects related to machinery, devices, or mechanical processes without specifying exact quantities. It appears in engineering, physics, and materials science contexts to discuss properties, functions, or design considerations that pertain to mechanics.

Examples of usage include phrases such as mehaanilisi omadusi (mechanical properties), mehaanilisi süsteeme (mechanical systems), and mehaanilisi viise (mechanical methods). These phrases illustrate how the partitive plural form functions in contexts where indefinite amounts or non-specific references to mechanical aspects are intended.

Etymology and morphology: the form mehaanilisi derives from the Estonian mehaaniline (mechanical), which itself traces to mehaanika (mechanics). The mehaanilisi form is one of several inflected variants used to align with the noun it modifies in grammatical case and number.

See also: mehaaniline, mehaanika.