iseloomulikeks

Iseloomulikeks is the translative plural form of the Estonian adjective iseloomulik, meaning characteristic or typical. This form is used when describing traits that are designated as characteristics of a group or category, often in scientific or descriptive prose. The form is built from the stem iseloomulik with the translative plural suffix -eks, signaling a change into a set of characteristics for multiple items.

In usage, iseloomulikeks typically appears with plural nouns in the translative case, in constructions that express becoming or designation as traits. It is common in research writing, taxonomy, sociology, and psychology when listing characteristics that apply to a group. A typical sentence might be: Need jooned on iseloomulikeks tunnusteks erinevate organismerühmade jaoks. This translates roughly as “these features are characteristics typical of different groups of organisms.”

Notes: As a grammatical form, iseloomulikeks is not a standalone lexical item; its meaning is derived from the base adjective iseloomulik and the translative plural ending. Correct usage depends on grammatical concord with the subject and the noun in the predicate. In practice, iseloomulikeks appears mainly in formal or academic Estonian, particularly in descriptions of shared traits across multiple entities.