lennutamise

Lennutamine is an Estonian noun referring to the act or process of making something airborne or the act of flying. It is formed with the suffix -mise from a verb meaning to fly, and it is used in a range of contexts from aviation and air operations to recreational flying with drones or model aircraft. In general, lennutamine covers both the operation of achieving flight and the broader concept of flight itself.

In aviation and safety discourse, the term may appear in phrases discussing flight operations, equipment, and regulatory matters, such as the safety of flight or the regulations governing flight activities. In everyday language, lennutamine can refer to piloting an aircraft, launching a vehicle into the air, or controlling a drone during flight. The word is closely related to other Estonian terms such as lennundus (aviation) and lennuk (airplane), with the choice of term depending on whether the focus is on the activity of flying, the act of operating air vehicles, or the aviation industry as a whole.

Etymologically, -mise is a nominalizing suffix that turns a verb into a noun, so lennutamine expresses flight as a process. The genitive form lennutamise is used to indicate possession or the object of discussion, as in phrases describing aspects of flight operations or regulatory frameworks. The precise sense of lennutamise depends on context, but it generally centers on flight and airborne activity.