Uurimisi

Uurimisi is an Estonian word commonly translated as "investigations", "studies" or "research" in English. It is the partitive plural form of uurimine, the noun derived from the verb uurima, which means "to investigate" or "to research". As a partitive plural, uurimisi is used in contexts that indicate an indefinite quantity, object of certain verbs, or to express ongoing or incomplete actions.

In grammar and usage, uurimisi appears after numerals and quantifiers that require the partitive, for example in phrases equivalent to "several studies" or "many investigations". The word is employed across academic, journalistic and everyday contexts to refer to scientific studies, inquiries, examinations or investigative work. It can also be found in compound titles, headings and names of projects or publications in Estonian-language settings.

Etymologically, uurimine and its forms trace back to the Finno-Ugric verb root related to scrutiny and examination, and the word follows regular Estonian inflection patterns. Pronunciation in Standard Estonian places primary stress on the first syllable, approximated as [ˈuːriˌmisɪ]. Related forms include uurimus (a single study or research work) and uurija (an investigator or researcher).

Because uurimisi is a grammatical form rather than a fixed proper name, its precise meaning depends on context and surrounding words that determine number, aspect and case.