ajalehtedelt

Ajalehtedelt is an Estonian grammatical form meaning "from the newspapers." It is the elative plural form of the noun ajaleht (newspaper). In Estonian, the elative case denotes origin or movement away from something, here indicating the source of information. Ajalehtedelt is used when referring to information, data, or content that comes from multiple newspapers. It is commonly found in journalistic and formal writing to indicate source without naming each newspaper.

Usage tends to pair ajalehtedelt with nouns in the corresponding case, such as ajalehtedelt pärit teave (information derived from the newspapers) or ajalehtedelt pärinevad andmed (data originating from the newspapers). The expression is appropriate when summarizing or citing material sourced from several publications. The singular counterpart is ajalehelt (from the newspaper).

Etymology and form: the word is built from ajaleht (newspaper) with the plural suffix -ed and the elative suffix -elt, yielding ajalehtedelt for “from the newspapers.” This form is part of the wider Estonian system of elative plurals used to indicate source across plural nouns.

Notes: ajalehtedelt is most common in neutral, reporting contexts and when the exact newspapers are not named. It should not be confused with similar forms referring to a single newspaper, such as ajalehelt. As with any source-citation phrase, accuracy depends on the reliability and specificity of the original newspapers.