Tsentrilise

Tsentrilise is an Estonian grammatical form rather than a stand-alone lexical item. It denotes an inflected form of an adjective related to centrality or centralization. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case and number, and tsentrilise appears when the modifying word is used with a noun in a dependent or inflected role; the exact base adjective may vary by dialect and register.

Usage of tsentrilise is mainly found in formal, academic, or administrative texts that discuss centralized structures, processes, or authority. The form emphasizes that a characteristic belongs to centralization rather than to a physical center itself, and it often appears in phrases describing centralized control, planning, or decision-making within a sentence.

Etymology and meaning: The root word is linked to the concept of center through Estonian morphology, yielding adjectives that describe things related to centrality. Tsentrilise thus functions as a modifier indicating a centralized or centrally oriented property in the grammatically appropriate context.

See also: tsentraliseerimine (centralization), kesk (center) and related terms in Estonian.