kokkuvõtvale

Kokkuvõtvale is an Estonian word form that appears in grammatical discussions rather than as a standalone widely used term. It functions as an allative form, indicating direction toward a summarizing element or section of a text. In practice, it is most often analyzed as the allative form of the adjective kokkuvõtav (meaning summarizing) or, less commonly, of the noun kokkuvõte (meaning summary). Because Estonian allative forms are tied to the gender and class of the base word, kokkuvõtvale is encountered mainly in linguistic description rather than everyday writing.

Etymology and form. The form is built from the root related to kokkuvõtte or kokkuvõt- (to summarize, to provide a summary) plus the standard allative suffix, which signals “to” or “toward” in directional phrases. The exact interpretation—whether it functions as an adjective form or as a noun-adjunct in a given construction—depends on the syntactic role of the head word in a sentence. In many modern texts, the more common allative variants are kokkuvõttele (to the summary) or kokkuvõttele/kokkuvõtteleen, depending on the word it accompanies. Kokkuvõtvale is thus seen as a less frequent or more specialized inflection.

Usage and notes. Kokkuvõtvale is not a standard everyday formation for most writers; it appears primarily in grammars, language descriptions, or stylistic analyses that explicitly examine inflectional patterns. When expressing “to the summary” in ordinary Estonian, speakers typically use alternative allative forms such as kokkuvõttele or kokkuvõttele, chosen to agree with the head noun or adjective.

See also: kokkuvõte (summary), kokkulepe (agreement), allative case in Estonian.