diagnostiliseks

Diagnostiliseks is the translative singular form of the Estonian adjective diagnostiline, meaning diagnostic or relating to diagnosis. In usage, diagnostiliseks expresses a purpose or a state into which something is intended to change, most often in phrases that indicate something is meant for diagnostic use or for the process of diagnosing.

In Estonian, the translative case is formed by adding the suffix -ks to the stem of the adjective; diagnostiline becomes diagnostiliseks in the singular. The word is commonly found in constructions such as diagnostiliseks kasutamiseks (for diagnostic use) and diagnostiliseks eesmärgiks (for the purpose of diagnosis). The related adverb is diagnostiliselt, and the noun form for the field is diagnostika.

Usage and contexts: diagnostiliseks is frequently encountered in medical, laboratory, and technical texts to specify that a device, procedure, or sample is intended for diagnosis. It appears in product descriptions, clinical protocols, and research reports where the aim is to determine a condition or illness. Because it signals purpose, diagnostiliseks is typically paired with a noun in the instrumental or genitive forms, for example, diagnostilise protseduuri tulemuste raport (the report of the diagnostic procedure’s results).

Notes: diagnostiliseks is a standard grammatical form in Estonian and is used primarily in formal or technical language. It should not be confused with diagnostiline, which remains the base adjective, or with the adverb diagnostiliselt, which describes how something is done. See also diagnostika and diagnostiline for related terms.