maastikust

Maastikust is an Estonian grammatical form of the noun maastik, which means landscape. It is the elative singular form, used to express origin or movement from a location, in English often translated as “from the landscape.” The elative case in Estonian marks source or starting point, and maastikust fulfills that function for the noun maastik.

Formation and scope: The elative singular is formed from the stem maastik by adding the suffix -ust, producing maastikust. This form is not used as a stand-alone noun; rather, it serves to indicate origin or source in a sentence or phrase. Its use is similar to other Estonian elative forms that denote where something comes from.

Usage and examples: Maastikust is common in descriptive writing, geography, ecology, and cultural contexts when referring to data, processes, or objects that originate in the landscape. For instance, “Maastikust pärinevad andmed näitavad piirkonna ökoloogilist seisundit” translates to “Data originating from the landscape show the region’s ecological state.” The elative form can also appear in phrases describing movement from or material derived from the landscape, depending on the verb and construction.

Relation to related terms: Maastik denotes landscape, while maastikust is its elative form. Other grammatical cases of maastik include the genitive maastiku and the inessive maastikus, among others, reflecting different syntactic roles. The word and its forms are part of basic Estonian grammar and are encountered in academic, scientific, and literary texts.

See also: Estonian grammar, maastik, elative case.