eetilise

Eetilise is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective eetiline, meaning ethical or moral. It is used to modify a noun in the genitive case, typically to form phrases that mean “of ethical …” or to describe something related to ethics in a possessive or contextual sense. For example, eetilise standardi järgimine means “the adherence to an ethical standard,” and eetilise moraali küsimus means “a question of ethical morality.” The form shows agreement with the noun it describes in number and case.

Etymology and related forms: eetiline derives from the noun etika (ethics) and shares its root with related terms such as eetika and eetika-alased (ethics-related). In Estonian grammar, adjectives decline across cases and numbers; the genitive singular form is eetilise, while other forms include eetilise, eetilise, eetiliste, and eetilisi, depending on the noun and syntactic role.

Usage context: eetilise is common in formal, academic, legal, and policy language where ethics or moral considerations are being specified. It appears in phrases that designate standards, norms, behaviors, or viewpoints tied to ethical principles. It is not a standalone concept but a grammatical inflection used to express ethical relationships within a noun phrase.

See also: eetika (ethics), eetiline (ethical), grammar of Estonian adjectives.

Note: While eetilise appears as a standard inflected form, its exact meaning is determined by the head noun it modifies (for example, standardi, moraali, käitumise).