Unikaalsusel

Unikaalsusel is an Estonian word-form derived from unikaalsus, meaning uniqueness or distinctiveness. It is the adessive singular form used in formal prose to indicate a context, basis, or reference connected to the property of being unique.

The concept relates to the evaluation of phenomena by their unique attributes within a specific domain. In linguistic, philosophical, and social-scientific writing, unikaalsusel frequently appears when authors discuss characteristics that set something apart, or when they frame arguments “in terms of uniqueness” or “on the basis of uniqueness.”

Morphology and usage: In Estonian, unikaalsus is the noun for “uniqueness.” The adessive case form unikaalsusel marks a contextual relation, roughly corresponding to “on the basis of uniqueness” or “in terms of uniqueness” in English. It tends to occur in written, formal discourse and is less common in everyday speech.

Origin and related terms: The root unikaalsus comes from the adjective unikaalne (unique). The form unikaalsusel is built by adding the adessive ending to the abstract noun. Related terms include unikaalsus, unikaalne, and general grammar terms such as the Adessive case.

See also: unikaalsus; Estonian grammar; Adessive case.