Trükiga

Trükiga is an Estonian grammatical form that appears as the comitative or instrumental construction of the noun trükk, meaning printing. It is formed by attaching the comitative suffix -ga to the stem trük-, yielding trükiga. The word literally means “with printing” and is used to indicate the means or accompaniment of an action, in a way comparable to “with print” or “by printing” in English.

Usage and scope: As a comitative form, trükiga belongs to standard Estonian inflectional morphology. It is not a widely used lexical item outside grammatical descriptions and certain technical discussions related to publishing or production processes. In everyday speech, speakers typically convey related meanings through other expressions rather than relying on the fixed form trükiga.

Relation to related forms: The base noun is trükk (printing). Related verbs include trükkima (to print). Another common form in the same semantic field is trükis, which can mean “in print” or refer to a printed edition, providing a contrast to digital or manuscript forms.

Etymology and pronunciation: Trükiga is formed from trükk by adding the standard Estonian comitative suffix -ga. The pronunciation follows Estonian phonology, with the long vowels and the front rounded vowel in trükk, and the suffix -iga trailing after the stem.

See also: Estonian grammar, comitative case, trükk, trükis.