Reproduktsioonilise

Reproduktsiooniline is an Estonian adjective meaning relating to reproduction or reproductive. It is formed from the noun reproduktsioon (reproduction) plus the standard suffix -iline, and is used to describe processes, structures, or behaviors associated with reproduction in fields such as biology, medicine, ecology, and the social sciences.

In grammar, it is declined like other -iline adjectives. The base form is reproduktsiooniline, and in the genitive singular the form appears as reproduktsioonilise. For example, together with a noun in genitive, you can say “reproduktsioonilise süsteemi areng” to mean the development of the reproductive system. Plural forms follow the usual -iline adjective patterns, e.g., “reproduktsioonilised süsteemid.”

Common usage includes scientific and academic contexts. Typical collocations are “reproduktsiooniline bioloogia” (reproductive biology), “reproduktsiooniline käitumine” (reproductive behavior), and “reproduktsioonilise strateegia” (reproductive strategy). The term helps specify that a particular concept, process, or study concerns reproduction.

Etymology and note: Reproduktsiooniline derives from the Estonian noun for reproduction, via the standard Estonian adjective suffix -iline. The form is standard in technical and scholarly language, though in everyday Estonian more general terms may be used for non-specialist contexts. The word exemplifies how Estonian builds domain-specific vocabulary by affixing descriptive suffixes to noun bases.

See also: Reproduktsioon, Bioloogia, Käitumine, Sotsioloogia.