Suuruses

Suuruses is an Estonian noun meaning size, extent, or magnitude. It refers to the measure of an object's dimensions or to the scale of a quantity or phenomenon. In everyday language, suurus is used to discuss how large or small something is, and the related form suurusega or suurusest can appear in phrases describing different sizes or degrees. The word is derived from the adjective suur, large, with the common noun-form suffix -us.

In scientific and technical contexts, suurus is used as a general term for a quantity or measurable property. It can denote physical dimensions such as length, area, volume, or mass, as well as abstract quantities like time, temperature, or electric current. When comparing objects or data, suurus provides a basis for statements about extent or magnitude, for example in larger versus smaller or greater versus lesser terms, often expressed numerically.

Grammatically, suurus appears in inflected forms to indicate relationships such as possession, quantity, or relation. The plural form suurused refers to multiple sizes, while the singular nominative is suurus. In phrases like erineva suurusega, the expression conveys “of different sizes,” illustrating how suurus compounds with adjectives to describe scale.

Suuruses also functions in translations and descriptive writing to convey the idea of scale or magnitude, as opposed to specific measurements. It remains a fundamental term in Estonian for discussing the concept of size across everyday and technical contexts.