Seksuaalseid

Seksuaalseid is the partitive plural form of the Estonian adjective seksuaalne, meaning "sexual." In Estonian, adjectives inflect for number, case, and definiteness, and seksuaalne describes nouns related to sexuality. The form seksuaalseid is used when the modified noun is plural and in the partitive case.

Examples of the form in use include seksuaalseid suhteid (sexual relationships), seksuaalseid tundeid (sexual feelings), and seksuaalseid küsimusi (sexual questions). The corresponding singular nominative form is seksuaalne, while other cases and numbers yield different inflected endings for the same root.

The word itself is a direct adjective and not a standalone noun. It appears across formal and informal registers, particularly in discussions of sexuality, health, education, and sociology. In academic and clinical Estonian, seksuaalne and its inflections help articulate concepts related to sexual behavior, rights, health, and education in precise terms.

Etymology: seksuaalne derives from international lexemes for “sexual,” with similar forms in many European languages. The Estonian form seksuaalne and its inflected variants, including seksuaalseid, align with the language’s rules for adjective declension and its system of partitive case marking for plural nouns.