külast

Külast is a stem form associated with the Estonian verb külastama, meaning to visit. In everyday use, külast does not appear as an independent dictionary headword; instead, it functions as the base stem from which various conjugated forms are built. The standard lemma for the verb is külastama, with külast being the part of the stem that carries the lexical meaning when endings are added for person, tense, or mood.

Etymology and morphology

Külast belongs to the class of Estonian -ama verbs, where the infinitive ends in -ama and the base stem is used to form other inflected forms. The stem külast- provides the semantic core for related forms that express visiting across different tenses and grammatical persons. As with many Estonian verbs, inflectional endings attach to the stem to convey person, number, mood, and aspect, rather than changing the stem itself.

Usage and note

In standard Estonian, külast is not used alone as a free-standing word in contemporary prose or dictionaries. It is encountered primarily in linguistic discussions about morphology or in analyses of verb conjugation, where the stem is described rather than used as a stand-alone lexeme. In modern language, the related noun külastus (a visit) or the infinitive külastama (to visit) are the common lexical items.

See also

Külastama

Külastus

References

Standard Estonian grammar references for verb classes and conjugation patterns.