direktiivides
Direktiivide is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun direktiiv, which means directive, guideline, or instruction issued by an authority. In official and legal language the term is especially associated with directives of the European Union. The nominative plural is direktiivid; the genitive plural direktiivide is used to express possession or relation, as in “direktiivide sisu” (the content of the directives) or “direktiivide nõuded” (the requirements of the directives). The inessive plural direktiivides means “in the directives,” appearing in phrases such as “direktiivides sätestatud nõuded” (the requirements stated in the directives).
Usage and context provide a practical distinction between related terms. Direktiiv refers to a directive emanating
In Estonian legal and administrative practice, direktiivide appears in discussions of EU harmonization, compliance, and enforcement.