hinnaklassist

Hinnaklassist is the Estonian elative case form of hinnaklass, a compound noun meaning “price class.” It functions to express origin or relation from a price category, roughly translating to “from a price class” or “of a price class.”

Hinnaklass is formed from hinn- (price) and klass (class). The elative form hinnaklassist signals that something is related to or originates from a particular price class. This grammatical form is typical in formal or technical Estonian texts, such as market analyses, product catalogs, or statistical reports where price levels are discussed.

Usage of hinnaklassist occurs in contexts where a sentence refers to the price category being considered or used as a basis. It is common in phrases like hinnaklassist lähtuvalt (based on the price class) or in clauses describing how a decision or measurement depends on the price class. For example, a product analysis might state, “Toode sõltub hinnaklassist” (The product depends on the price class), highlighting the relationship to a specific price category.

Grammatically, hinnaklassist is the elative case; other related forms exist for different cases and numbers, such as hinnaklass (nominative), hinnaklassi (genitive), or hinnaklassidest (elative plural). In typical usage, hinnaklassist remains a form of the noun hinnaklass rather than a separate lexical item with independent meaning.

See also: hinnaklass, Estonian noun cases, elative case.

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