Stilistilisteks

Stilistilisteks is a grammatical form in Estonian, derived from the adjective stilistiline (stylistic). It represents a translative case form used to express a change of state or function, often translated as “into stylistics” or “as stylistic [plural noun].” The form is mainly encountered in linguistic discussions, grammars, or stylistic analyses rather than in everyday speech.

Morphology and usage context: In Estonian, adjectives decline for case and number. Stilistilisteks is the translative plural form of stilistiline, used when a plural noun phrase is being described as becoming or being designated in a stylistic capacity. This form typically appears with noun phrases indicating categories, roles, or objects studied within stylistics. Its use signals a shift or designation rather than a simple attribute.

Examples in context:

- Need tekstid võivad muutuda stilistilisteks analüüsitöödeks. (These texts may become works of stylistic analysis.)

- Kõnepruugid võivad saada stilistilisteks näideteks. (Speech patterns can become examples in stylistics.)

Relation to terminology: Stilistilisteks is closely linked to stilistika, the field of stylistics, and to the broader system of Estonian adjective inflection. It illustrates how Estonian uses the translative case to convey changes in state or role, particularly in formal or scholarly language.

See also: Estonian language, grammatical cases in Estonian, translative case, adjective declension, stilistika.