Omaduseid

Omaduseid is an Estonian noun form meaning properties, attributes, or characteristics. The base noun omadus denotes a single quality, and omaduseid is used to refer to multiple qualities, appearing in various grammatical constructions such as genitive or partitive forms. The term is widely used across different domains to describe what distinguishes one thing from another.

Fields and usage: In linguistics, omaduseid describes features of a word or a grammatical item, such as gender, number, tense, or case. In information technology and data modeling, the term omadused (and its genitive plural form omaduseid) is used to refer to the properties or fields of an object or data record. In everyday language, omaduseid describe the traits or characteristics of a person, object, or situation.

Examples: A software object might have omadused such as id, name, and timestamp. A car may have omadused such as color, make, and engine size.

Origin and form: The word comes from the Estonian root omadus (quality, attribute). Omaduseid appears in plural when describing several attributes. The term is closely related to other Estonian terms for distinguishing traits, such as tunnus and iseloom.

See also: omadus, tunnus, iseloom, kvaliteet.