Tõusude

Tõusude is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun tõus, which means a rise, increase or upturn. The word is commonly used to refer to multiple increases or to the aggregate effect of several rises. In everyday and professional language, tõus can describe price increases, wage increases, population growth, or upward movements in charts and statistics. The genitive plural tõusude is used when the phrase needs to express “of rises” or to modify another noun in a possessive or descriptive sense, for example, hindade tõusude mõju (the impact of increases in prices).

Grammar and usage details: tõus is a native Estonian noun with a straightforward declension pattern. The nominative plural is tõusud, while the genitive plural is tõusude. The form tõusude commonly appears in constructions that discuss the influence, extent, or characteristics of multiple increases, such as "tõusude kestus" (the duration of the rises) or "tõusude mõju tarbijatele" (the impact of the increases on consumers). It is often contrasted with kasvu, a broader term for growth or increase, where tõus emphasizes discrete upward movements.

Contexts and nuance: tõusude is widely used in economics, finance, and statistics to talk about upward changes in indicators like prices, salaries, or demand. It can also appear in geography or demography when describing rises in measurements or populations. Related verbs include tõusta (to rise) and tõus, which are semantically linked through the idea of upward movement.

See also: tõus (rise), tõusta (to rise), kasv (growth).