kujulisi

Kujulisi is a term used in Estonian linguistics to describe the partitive plural form of the adjective kujuline, which conveys the sense of “shaped” or “in the form of.” In descriptive grammar, kujulisi is cited as an example of how adjectives decline to agree with nouns in number and case, particularly in the partitive plural.

In usage, kujulisi is typically attached to plural nouns in the partitive case. This construction allows speakers to refer to objects or concepts that come in multiple shapes or forms. For instance, phrases like kujulisi objekte or kujulisi kujundeid illustrate how the adjective adapts to the noun’s number and grammatical role while maintaining the core meaning of form or shape.

Etymology and form notes: the base word kuju means form or shape, and kujuline signals that property. The partitive plural form kujulisi arises through standard Estonian inflection rules for adjectives describing plural nouns in the partitive case. As with other adjectives, kujulisi shows how descriptive words modify nouns to convey qualitative characteristics without changing the core noun.

Related terms include kuju (form or shape) and kujund (design or figure), as well as broader topics in Estonian morphology and syntax related to adjective inflection and case agreement. While kujulisi is primarily a grammatical form, it frequently appears in technical descriptions, academic writing, and contexts where precise description of shape or form is important.