Raudteel

Raudteel is the Estonian locative form of raudtee, meaning "on the railway" or "along the railway." It is used to indicate location or position in relation to railway infrastructure and appears in both spoken and written Estonian.

Etymology and form: The noun raudtee is a compound of raud ('iron') and tee ('road'), historically referring to the iron road that became the railway. The word raudteel is formed by adding the adessive suffix -l to raudtee, producing the locative case used for indicating location on a surface.

Usage: Raudteel commonly appears in contexts describing where events occur or where objects are located in relation to the railway. It contrasts with raudtee, which denotes the railway system or network as a whole. Example sentences include: "Rong sõidab raudteel" (The train runs on the railway) and "Töö toimub raudteel" (Work takes place on the railway).

Notes: As a grammatical form, raudteel is part of standard Estonian grammar and is used in everyday language as well as technical and transportation-related discourse. Its counterpart forms exist for other cases to express different spatial relations.

See also: Raudtee, Rail transport, Estonian language.