avaldamaavaldab

Avaldamaavaldab is a constructed or hypothetical Estonian form that concatenates two related verb forms: the infinitive avaldama, meaning “to publish,” and the third-person singular present tense avaldab, meaning “he/she publishes.” It is not a standard or attested word in Estonian dictionaries and is not used in ordinary language.

Etymology and formation

The term appears to illustrate a potential boundary case in Estonian verb morphology. Avaldama is the infinitive verb, while avaldab is the finite form used with third-person subjects. When these elements are joined into a single string, the result resembles a redoubled or stacked verbal form, rather than a normal grammatical construction. In normal usage, Estonian would separate related verb elements with particles, punctuation, or rephrase with independent clauses.

Morphology and syntax

In standard Estonian syntax, infinitives ending in -ma and finite verb forms are governed by subject, tense, aspect, and mood through agreement and auxiliary devices. A fused form like avaldamaavaldab would be nonproductive in everyday language and is not described in standard grammars. The hypothetical form is primarily of interest to linguists as an example of how verb stems and inflected forms might interact in agglutinative-like sequences or in discussions of reduplication and compounding.

Usage and significance

Because avaldamaavaldab is not attested in natural texts, it serves as a linguistic illustration rather than a lexical item. It is occasionally cited in discussions of Estonian morphology to highlight boundary conditions between infinitives and finite forms and to illustrate how form concatenation can lead to nonstandard constructions.

See also

Avaldama, avaldab, Estonian verb morphology, reduplication in Uralic languages.

Note

This article describes a hypothetical or illustrative form rather than a genuine, widely used Estonian word.