kaunistusest
Kaunistusest is the elative singular form of the Estonian noun kaunistus, which means ornament, decoration, or beautification. The term is used to refer to the concept of beautification and, in context, to denote the subject or topic of discussion in sentences that use the elative case. The word derives from kaunistus, which comes from the verb kaunistama, “to beautify,” with the noun-forming suffix -us.
In usage, kaunistusest appears in standard Estonian in academic, journalistic, and cultural discourse when the topic
It is important to distinguish kaunistusest from kaunistus (the ornament or beautification itself) and from other