kuulsat

Kuulsat is the partitive singular form of the Estonian adjective kuulus, meaning "famous" or "well-known." It is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item, used when the noun it describes is in the partitive case.

In Estonian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify, and the partitive singular often takes the ending -at. Therefore kuulsat appears with partitive singular nouns such as inimeset, laulu, or filmi. Typical usage places kuulsat before the noun it modifies, especially in direct objects or with verbs that govern the partitive.

Examples of usage include: Ma nägin kuulsat inimest. (I saw a famous person.) Ma kuulasin kuulsat laulu. (I listened to a famous song.) Ma vaatasin kuulsat filmi. (I watched a famous film.) These constructions illustrate how the partitive form links the adjective to the noun within common sentence patterns in Estonian.

Etymology and related forms: Kuulsat derives from the native Estonian adjective kuulus, with the standard inflection rules applying to form the partitive singular. Related words include kuulus (the masculine nominative singular) and kuulsus (fame or celebrity). The set forms collectively encode the concept of notoriety or renown in Estonian.

See also: kuulus; kuulsus.