avalduste

Avalduste iske etymology and usage

Avalduste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun avaldus, which denotes a formal request or petition addressed to an authority, such as a government office, employer, or educational institution. In some contexts avaldus can also refer to a formal declaration or statement. The plural form avalduste is used when describing matters relating to multiple applications or petitions, or when indicating ownership or association with a group of applications.

Usage and examples

In administrative and legal language, avalduste is common in phrases such as avalduste esitamine (submission of applications), avalduste arv (the number of applications), and tähtaeg for avalduste esitamiseks (deadline for submitting applications). The term frequently appears in official forms, policy documents, and reporting about processes that involve handling more than one application at a time. For example, a report might state: “Avalduste arv suurenes eelmisel kuul,” meaning “The number of applications increased last month.” The form avalduste is typically used as a dependent element rather than as a stand-alone subject, conveying quantity or relation to the group of applications.

Grammatical notes

Avaldus belongs to the first declension in Estonian noun morphology. The nominative plural is avaldused, the genitive plural is avalduste, and the genitive singular is avalduse. Other related forms include avaldust (partitive singular) and avalduse (genitive singular). Understanding the genitive plural form avalduste is essential for accurately expressing phrases that relate to multiple applications.

See also

Avaldus, avalduse declined forms, administrative language.