Peremehele

Peremehele is a grammatical form used in Estonian, the allative singular form of the noun peremees, meaning owner or master. It is employed to indicate direction toward the owner or recipient of an action within sentences that require the allative case.

Etymology and form: The word combines the stem peremees with the allative suffix -le, a common pattern in Estonian for expressing “to” or “toward” a referent. In everyday usage, peremehele signals that something is intended for or directed at the owner.

Usage: Peremehele appears in contexts where the noun is not the subject but the recipient or target of an action. Example: Ta kinkis kingituse peremehele. (He gave the gift to the owner.) The form is typical of Estonian’s case system, which marks direction and relation through case endings rather than prepositions.

Notes: Peremehele is primarily a linguistic or grammatical term. It may be encountered in language-learning materials, grammar references, or linguistic discussions about Estonian case forms. As a specific inflected form, it is one of several allative forms used to denote “to the [owner]” in phrases involving ownership or personhood.

Related topics: Estonian grammar, peremees (the base noun), allative case in Estonian, dative usage in Estonian (where allative often serves a similar function).

See also: Estonian language, peremees, allative case, dative in Estonian.