Poodidele

Poodidele is an Estonian noun form derived from the word pood, meaning store or shop. It is the plural allative form, used to indicate direction toward multiple shops or a destination involving several stores.

In Estonian grammar, pood has several inflected forms. The basic plural nominative is poed (shops). The genitive plural is poodide (of shops). The allative plural, poodidele, signals movement toward or destination at the shops, equivalent to “to the shops” in English. The exact form results from combining the plural stem with the allative suffix -dele.

Usage notes:

- Poodidele appears in sentences where the destination is the shops in general, typically with verbs of motion or directional meaning. For example, Me läheme poodidele means “We are going to the shops.”

- It contrasts with other forms such as poode (partitive plural, “some shops” or “shops” in a partitive sense) and poodide (genitive plural, “of shops”).

Etymology and morphology:

- The word poodidele is built from pood (store) plus the plural allative ending -dele, following Estonian’s case system. This pattern is common for forming allative plurals with nouns ending in a consonant.

See also:

- Pood (store)

- Poed (shops, nominative plural)

- Poodide (genitive plural)

- Allative case in Estonian

Poodidele thus represents a specific grammatical form used in discussing direction or destination toward multiple shops, illustrating Estonian’s rich case and number inflection.