nakkusohtlike

Nakkusohtlike is an Estonian adjective form derived from nakkus, meaning infection, and ohtlik, meaning dangerous. It is used to describe things that pose a risk of transmission or infection and is part of public health and epidemiological vocabulary.

In Estonian, nakkusohtlik is the base adjective meaning contagious or infection-related. Nakkusohtlike is a declined form that is used to modify plural nouns in several grammatical cases. In practical texts, it appears where a plural subject or object is described as contagious or risk-bearing, for example when listing conditions, substances, or situations with infection risk.

Usage and context: nakkusohtlike terms commonly show up in official health guidance, risk assessments, and clinical or environmental hygiene contexts. The form helps speakers indicate that multiple items or scenarios share contagious properties, without repeating the base adjective for each noun. It is primarily a technical term and may be found in public health documents, laboratory guidelines, and disease-control discussions in Estonian.

Relation to related terms: nakkusohtlik is the core adjective, nakkus refers to infection, and ohtlik to danger. The combination reflects standard Estonian word formation for attributive descriptions of contagion risk. While nakkusohtlike is not widely used outside health-related discourse, it is understood by speakers familiar with epidemiology and risk communication.

See also: infectious disease, epidemiology, public health, Estonian language morphology, contagious.