kuuluvusele

Kuuluvusele is the Estonian allative form of the noun kuuluvus. Kuuluvus refers to audibility or the state/quality of being audible, i.e., the degree to which sound can be heard. The allative suffix -le marks direction toward a target or focus in Estonian grammar, so kuuluvusele translates roughly as “toward audibility” or “for audibility” in technical or descriptive contexts.

In practice, kuuluvusele appears mainly in linguistic, acoustical, or media-related discourse rather than in everyday speech. It is used in scholarly or explanatory texts to discuss aspects of sound perception, hearability, and related phenomena, such as how certain conditions or design choices affect audibility. Because the concept is abstract and technical, the form kuuluvusele is most commonly encountered in formal writing, glossaries, dictionaries, or grammar descriptions rather than in casual conversation.

Etymology and related terms: kuuluvus is formed from the root related to hearing (kuul-) with the suffix -uv- and the abstract noun suffix -us. Related terms include kuuldavus (the state of being audible) and other derivatives dealing with sound perception or accessibility, such as helikvaliteet or ligipääsetavus, depending on the domain.

See also: kuuluvus, kuuldavus, helikvaliteet, ligipääsetavus.