kirjutuste

Kirjutuste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun kirjutus, which means writing, text, or a written work. It is used to denote multiple writings or to indicate a relationship of possession or association with writings, such as a particular author’s body of work.

In usage, kirjutuste often appears in constructions that describe collections, histories, or discourses surrounding writings. It functions as a descriptive modifier when paired with another noun, for example in phrases like autori kirjutuste kogumik (a collection of the author’s writings) or autori kirjutuste ajalugu (the history of the author’s writings).

Compared with the nominative plural kirjutused, which simply means writings as a subject or object, the genitive plural kirjutuste is primarily used to express belonging, composition, or descriptive relation to a set of writings. This makes it common in literary, scholarly, and archival contexts where one discusses or qualifies a body of text rather than listing individual pieces.

Notes on usage: kirjutuste is especially frequent in formal or academic Estonian. It can refer to essays, treatises, articles, or any assembled written works by a person or group. The term helps differentiate a collection of writings from a single work or from non-written sources.