koormus

Koormus is an Estonian noun meaning load, burden, or workload. It refers to something that is carried or borne, whether a tangible weight, a mechanical stress, or an obligation placed on a person or organization. The term covers physical loads, such as a cargo weight on a vehicle or pressure on a structural element, as well as figurative loads like a heavy work schedule or administrative duties.

In technical and professional contexts, koormus denotes a force or weight applied to a system. In engineering, it may describe stress on components; in electrical engineering or computing, it can refer to the operational load on equipment or networks. In policy and economics, it is used to discuss burdens on individuals or businesses, with compounds such as maksukoormus (tax burden) or regulatiivne koormus (regulatory burden).

Declension: the base form is koormus; the plural nominative is koormused, and the genitive singular is koormuse. The word is standard Estonian vocabulary and commonly appears in education, industry, media, and everyday language.