Promenaadidel

Promenaadidel is the Estonian locative plural form of promenaad, meaning “on the promenades.” A promenaad is a pedestrian walkway along a waterfront, park, or urban area that is used for walking and leisure. The form promenaadidel marks location in the plural, indicating that something occurs on multiple promenades.

Promenaad is a loanword from French promenade and is common in Estonian when describing coastal or urban walkways designed for public use. Like other Estonian nouns, promenaad follows the language’s case and number system, and promenaadidel specifically expresses “on the promenades” in plural contexts.

In practice, promenaadidel appears in descriptive or travel writing, urban planning text, and maps to describe where events or actions take place. An example sentence is: Me kõndisime promenaadidel pärast töö lõppu (We walked on the promenades after work). The form is a grammatical construction rather than a separate lexical entry, used to convey location on multiple promenades.

Promenaadid and their on-location forms characterize many Estonian coastal and urban landscapes, reflecting the cultural importance of public walkways. The locative plural promenaadidel helps speakers specify scenes or events across more than one such walkway.

See also: Estonian language, loanwords in Estonian, promenade.