loeteludes

Loeteludes is an Estonian grammatical form meaning “in the lists.” It is the inessive plural of loetelu, the word for a list or enumeration. The form is used to indicate that items, names, or data are located within one or more lists, rather than on the lists themselves or outside of them.

In usage, loeteludes appears in formal and written Estonian, including administrative, academic, and bibliographic contexts where inventories or roll calls are described. It functions to express location inside lists, typically following a verb of existence or placement or a preposition that marks position.

To distinguish related forms, loetelud is the nominative plural (“the lists”), loetelude is the genitive plural (“of the lists”), and loeteludes is the inessive plural (“in the lists”). The choice among these forms depends on the grammatical role of the noun phrase in the sentence rather than on semantic differences.

Example: Need nimed on loeteludes. This phrase demonstrates the inessive plural in use, indicating that the names reside within the lists.

See also: loetelu, loetelud, Estonian grammar, inessive case.