Mehhaaniliste

Mehhaaniliste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective mehhaaniline, meaning mechanical or pertaining to machinery. It appears in compounds when the following noun is in genitive or partitive case, most commonly in technical, scientific, or formal texts. For example, mehhaaniliste omaduste kirjeldus means the description of the mechanical properties, and mehhaaniliste süsteemide kavandamine means the design of mechanical systems. In nominative plural usage, the corresponding form is mehhaanilised, as in mehhaanilised süsteemid (mechanical systems). Thus mehhaaniliste functions as an attributive modifier for nouns in genitive plural rather than as a standalone noun.

Etymology and related terms: the form derives from the root mehhaanika (mechanics) and the adjective mehhaaniline (mechanical). It belongs to the broader vocabulary around mechanics and mechanical engineering in Estonian, and it is commonly found in engineering documentation, research reports, and academic writing.

Usage notes: Estonian adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number, case, and definiteness. The ending -iliste signals genitive plural, so mehhaaniliste must be used when the noun is in genitive or partitive plural (for example, omaduste or süsteemide). This form is primarily encountered in formal or technical contexts; everyday speech more often uses the base nominative form.

See also: mehhaanika; mehhaaniline; inseneriteadus.