mitmekihilisele

Mitmekihilisele on Estonian inflected form of the adjective mitmekihiline, meaning multilayered. It is used when the adjective modifies a noun in the allative case, a grammatical form that indicates direction toward something (for example, “to a multilayered structure”). In practice, mitmekihilisele is part of the standard system of adjective declension in Estonian, which mirrors the noun’s case and number.

Etymology and grammar

The base adjective mitmekihiline is formed from mitu+kihiline, conveying the idea of consisting of many layers. Like other Estonian adjectives, mitmekihiline declines to agree with the noun it describes. The allative singular form, mitmekihilisele, appears before nouns in the allative case, as in phrases such as mitmekihilisele struktuurile (to a multilayered structure) or mitmekihilisele kihile (to a multilayered layer). The form integrates with the noun’s case suffixes and is used to express direction or reference to a multilayered object or concept.

Usage

The term is common in technical, scientific, and academic writing in Estonian. It describes objects, designs, or systems that consist of several distinct layers. Examples include multilayered materials, coatings, membranes, architectural facades, and layered computational architectures. In translation, mitmekihiline typically becomes multilayered in English, with mitmekihilisele occurring in context where the allative case is required.

Fields of application

- Materials science and engineering: multilayered composites and coatings

- Architecture and civil engineering: layered facades and insulation systems

- Biology and medicine: multilayer membranes and tissues

- Information technology: multilayer network models and protocols

See also

mitmekihiline, kiht, kihtide struktuur, multilayer architecture

This article provides a concise overview of mitmekihilisele as the allative form of mitmekihiline and its typical usage in Estonian terminology.