Toitumuslikke

Toitumuslikke is an Estonian grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. It is the plural partitive form of the adjective toitumuslik, which means “nutritional” or “dietary.” In Estonian, adjectives are inflected to agree with the nouns they modify in number, case, and definiteness; the plural partitive form used with indefinite or non-countable objects ends in -ke, yielding toitumuslikke.

This form is commonly encountered in health, nutrition, and medical texts where plural, non-countable references are made to nutritional aspects. Examples include phrases such as toitumuslikke soovitusi (nutritional recommendations), toitumuslikke juhiseid (nutritional guidelines), and toitumuslikke omadusi (nutritional properties). The underlying noun phrases are typically in the partitive case, which is common in Estonian when discussing general or non-specific quantities.

Etymology and construction: the base adjective is toitumuslik, derived from toitumine, meaning nutrition or nourishment. The suffix -lik forms the adjective, and the plural partitive ending -ke is added to produce toitumuslikke in contexts requiring a plural, non-definite object.

Usage notes: toitumuslikke appears in formal or technical language and is less common in everyday speech, where speakers might opt for more specific constructions or use the singular form with a singular noun. It is one of several inflected forms that illustrate how Estonian adjectives adapt to case and number.

See also: toitumine, toitumus, toitumuslik (the base adjective).