konverentsidest

Konverentsidest is an Estonian grammatical form—the elative plural of konverents (conference). It is used to indicate movement from or origin (from the conferences) as well as to mark the topic of discussion (about conferences) in certain constructions. In Estonian, the elative case is used after verbs and expressions that take millest ‘about/from what’ as the object or topic, and the plural ending -dest yields konverentsidest for multiple conferences.

Usage notes:

- Origin or source: konverentsidest can express that something comes from conferences. For example, konverentsidest pärit materjalid means materials originating from conferences.

- Topic of discussion: after verbs that govern the elative, konverentsidest can mean “about conferences.” For example, Rääkisin konverentsidest means “I talked about conferences,” and Arutlesime konverentsidest asju üle can mean “We discussed matters about conferences.”

- Comparison with other cases: the nominative plural konverentsid means “conferences” as a subject or object in neutral form, while genitive konverentside means “of the conferences.” The elative plural konverentsidest is used where the sense is “from the conferences” or “about the conferences,” depending on the verb and context.

Examples:

- Rääkisin konverentsidest. (I spoke about conferences.)

- Konverentsidest pärit materjalid viitavad varasematele üritustele. (Materials originating from conferences point to earlier events.)

See also:

- Estonian grammar, particularly the elative case and plural formations

- konverents (conference)

Konverentsidest is a common form in written Estonian, appearing in scholarly writing, journalism, and general discourse when the discussion or material relates to conferences in a plural, elative sense.