Valulikke

Valulikke is an Estonian adjective meaning “painful” or “causing pain” and is used to describe things that provoke physical discomfort, emotional distress, or difficult situations. In standard Estonian, valulikke is the plural inflected form that appears when the adjective agrees with a plural noun in certain cases, such as the partitive or genitive plural.

Etymology and form: The base adjective valulik comes from valu, meaning “pain.” The suffix and inflection pattern that yields valulikke reflect common Estonian adjective conjugation, producing a form suitable for modifying plural nouns in contexts that require the partitive or genitive plural.

Usage: In everyday language, valulikke can refer to physical conditions, for example valulikke haavu (painful wounds) or valulikke sümptomeid (painful symptoms). In literary or journalistic writing, it may be used to convey emotional or psychological distress, as in valulikke mälestusi (painful memories) or valulikke olukordi (painful situations).

See also: valu (pain), valulik (the base form), valulikkus (the abstract quality of being painful). The form valulikke illustrates how Estonian adjectives adapt to number and case in agreement with nouns.

Notes: As with many Estonian adjectives, the exact ending of valulikke depends on the noun it modifies and the grammatical case. The word is neutral in tone and commonly appears in medical, descriptive, and literary contexts.