Testamentide

Testamentide is the Estonian genitive plural form of testament, meaning “of wills” or “of testaments.” The term appears primarily in legal, historical, and literary texts where discussions involve multiple testament documents or related issues.

Origin and form: Testament is a loanword in Estonian, borrowed from German Testament, itself from Latin testamentum meaning “will” or “covenant.” Estonian uses a genitive plural suffix -ide for many borrowed nouns; thus the genitive plural of testament is testamentide. The corresponding nominative plural is testamentid.

Usage: In legal contexts, testamentide is used in phrases such as testamentide koostamine (drafting of wills), testamentide vastuvõtmine (probate of wills), and testamentide kehtivus (validity of wills). It also occurs in historical and comparative texts when referring to several wills or sets of testamentary documents. Its use follows standard Estonian syntax, often modifying a following noun or forming compound phrases.

See also

- Will (testament)

- Testament (legal document)

- Probate

- Inheritance law

- Estonian language