Tähtsusest

Tähtsusest is an Estonian word form derived from tähtsus, which means importance or significance. The base noun tähtsus denotes the quality of being important, the relevance or consequence of something, or the importance assigned to a topic, finding, or phenomenon.

In Estonian grammar, tähtsusest represents a case form of tähtsus (often the elative form), used to express meanings such as “from importance,” “out of significance,” or more commonly in context, “about the importance.” In practice, the phrase is frequently found in academic or formal prose when discussing the relevance or weight of a subject, result, or argument. For example, it may appear in constructions that introduce a discussion of how significant something is.

A closely related expression is tähtsuse (the genitive form), used to indicate possession or attribution of importance, as in “uuringu tähtsus” (the importance of the study). In scientific writing, the term statistiline tähtsus is used to refer to “statistical significance,” illustrating how tähtsus is employed across topics to denote relevance or consequence.

Etymology: tähtsus is formed with the abstract-noun suffix -sus, indicating a state or quality, from a root related to meaning or significance. The ending -est in tähtsusest marks a grammatical case, enabling phrases that relate, compare, or refer to the concept of importance within sentences.

See also: tähtsus, relevantsus, statistiline tähtsus, semantika.