lõikeid

Lõikeid is the partitive plural form of lõige, a word with several related meanings in Estonian. Lõige can denote a cut or incision made by a blade, a slice or segment of something, or a passage or excerpt from a text. The exact sense is determined by context, and lõikeid is used when referring to multiple such cuts, slices, or excerpts in a non-specific or partial sense.

Etymology and grammar: Lõige comes from the verb lõikama, meaning "to cut." The noun is used across domains to describe physical cuts, slices, or segments as well as textual or visual excerpts. The plural forms include lõiked (nominative) and lõikeid (partitive plural); lõikeid appears after numerals or negation, in phrases like mitu lõikeid or palju lõikeid.

Usage across fields: In medicine and anatomy, lõige commonly refers to a surgical incision, or in histology to a prepared tissue section, often called a lõige or a histological lõiked. In literature or journalism, lõige refers to a passage or excerpt from a larger text. In cooking and food preparation, lõige can mean a slice of meat, bread, or other food items. In geology or materials science, a cross-section of a specimen may also be described as a lõige. The term is broadly about a defined piece cut from a whole, whether physical or textual.