Psüühilistele

Psüühilistele is the allative plural form of the Estonian adjective psüühiline, meaning psychological or mental. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so when the noun is plural and in the allative case (often translated as "to the…"), the adjective takes the ending -listele, yielding psüühilistele.

Usage of psüühilistele occurs primarily in formal, bureaucratic, and academic texts. It is used to describe or designate recipients, targets, or beneficiaries in phrases where the noun is plural and in the allative case. For example, psüühilistele asutustele means "to the mental health institutions," and psüühilistele töötajatele means "to the psychological staff." Such formations are common in policy documents, grant calls, or institutional communications that address groups or organizations.

Grammatical note: psüühilistele is not a standalone word with independent meaning beyond being an inflected form of psüühiline. It illustrates how Estonian adjectives decline to reflect both number (plural) and case (allative) of the noun they modify. Other adjectives follow similar patterns, producing various allative plural forms to align with the nouns they accompany.

See also: Estonian grammar, allative case, adjective declension, psüühiline.