lehtede

Lehtede is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun leht, a word that can mean either a leaf of a plant or a page of a book or newspaper. In standard Estonian grammar, lehtede is used to mark a genitive relationship with multiple leaves or pages, conveying possession, association, or description in noun phrases.

In practice, lehtede appears in a range of contexts, including botanical writing, literary or publishing contexts, and everyday language when discussing parts of plants or groups of pages. For example, it can be used to express “the color of the leaves” or “the edges of the pages,” by attaching lehtede to a head noun in the genitive plural.

Grammatically, lehtede is one of the inflected forms of leht. It contrasts with lehed, the nominative plural form, which simply marks multiple leaves or pages without indicating a genitive relationship. The genitive plural is often employed after numerals, adjectives requiring a case, or in compound noun phrases where possession or association is implied.

Meaning and usage of lehtede depend on context, but the core sense remains tied to the idea of multiple leaves or pages in relation to another noun. The form is routinely used in both scientific terminology and everyday language to describe quantities, characteristics, or relationships involving multiple leaves or pages.

See also: leht, lehed.