Suhtelisteks

Suhtelisteks is an Estonian grammatical form used to indicate a role or state in which something is considered, typically appearing in linguistic descriptions rather than in ordinary speech. It is a plural translative form associated with words related to relations or relational concepts.

Morphology and formation in Estonian involve the translative case, which signals a change of state or a role. The plural translative is formed by adding the suffix -teks to the stem of the word in its plural form. Suhtelisteks therefore represents the plural translative form of a root connected to relation or relational meaning. The exact lexical base can be related to suhe (relationship) or suhteline (relational), depending on the context and the word being declined.

Usage of suhtelisteks is primarily found in linguistic and grammatical discussions. It is common in academic texts, grammar descriptions, and dictionaries where researchers analyze how Estonian expresses roles, relations, or classificatory states within sentences. In everyday language, such forms are rarely needed, and they typically appear in formal, theoretical, or descriptive contexts.

In a broader sense, suhtelisteks fits into the system of Estonian translative forms, which are used to convey a shift in status or function of a noun or adjective within a clause. As part of a larger set of declensional patterns, such forms help linguists and learners describe how relational meaning is encoded morphologically in Estonian.

See also: Estonian grammar, translative case, noun declensions, relational adjectives.