Tähestikulises

Tähestikulises is an Estonian adjective form meaning alphabetically arranged or processed according to the order of the alphabet. It is the adessive singular form of the adjective tähestikuline, which describes something related to or organized by the alphabet. The base noun tähestik means the alphabet.

Etymology and form: The word derives from tähestik (alphabet) with the typical Estonian adjectival suffix -uline, giving tähestikuline. The inflected form tähestikulises functions as the adessive singular, used with a noun in that case to indicate the manner or method of arrangement, for example in alphabetical order.

Usage: Tähestikulises is commonly used in technical, educational, and bibliographic contexts to describe ordering, indexing, or listing items by the alphabet. It appears in phrases such as tähestikulises järjekorras (in alphabetical order) or tähestikulises nimekirjas (in an alphabetical list). Like other Estonian adjectives, tähestikuline and its forms decline to reflect case, number, and concord with the noun they modify.

Examples:

- Dokumendid on esitatud tähestikulises järjekorras.

- Nimekiri on koostatud tähestikulises järjestuses.

See also: tähestik, tähestikuline.

Tähestikulises serves as a concise linguistic descriptor for alphabet-based ordering, and its use is standard in written Estonian when clarity about the ordering method is required.