avalikõiguslikuks

Avalikõiguslikuks is the translative form of the Estonian adjective avalikõiguslik, which means public-law or relating to public law. It is used to express a change of state, that something becomes or is designated as public-law. In Estonian, the translative case suffix -uks (or -uks with the appropriate stem) marks such transitions, and avalikõiguslikuks is the form used with nouns or as a predicative complement within a sentence.

Usage and grammar: The word functions as a grammatically marked form of the adjective, not as a standalone noun. It commonly appears with verbs of becoming, such as muutuma (to become) or saama (to become / to get). For example, one can say Organisatsioon muutus avalikõiguslikuks asutuseks (The organization became a public-law institution) or Ta sai avalikõiguslikuks (He/She became public-law). The form can modify a noun in the translative case or serve as a predicative that names the new status.

Context: Avalikõiguslikuks occurs mainly in legal, administrative, and policy-related writing where distinctions between private-law and public-law entities or statuses are discussed. It helps specify that an entity or status is categorized under public law rather than private or civil law.

See also: avalik õigus (public law), avalikõiguslik (public-law, adjective), translatiiv (translative case), asutus (institution).

Note: As a grammatical form, avalikõiguslikuks is not used as an independent concept but as a correctly inflected expression within phrases describing transitions into public-law status.