Mudelirühmaks

Mudelirühmaks is a Estonian expression meaning “to be designated as a model group” or “to become a model group.” It is formed from mudel (model) and rühm (group) with the translative suffix -aks, which marks change of state or designation into a role. The phrase is primarily a grammatical construction rather than a fixed technical term, and its exact sense is determined by context.

In scholarly writing, mudelirühmaks describes the act of forming or identifying a group that serves as a standard or exemplum for others. Such a group might be used as a template for comparison, demonstration of a method, or baseline characteristics against which other groups are measured.

Because it is built from common nouns and a productive suffix, mudelirühmaks is common in Estonian texts discussing experimental design, data collection, or methodological planning. It does not denote a universal category but a functional role of a subgroup in a study.

Example: Uuringus moodustati mudelirühmaks katseisikute rühm, mille omadused peegeldasid populatsiooni keskmisi.