nimesid

Nimesid is the Estonian partitive plural form of the noun nimi, meaning "names." It is used to refer to an indefinite or non-specific quantity of names, or when the action concerns names in a general or partial sense. The corresponding nominative plural is nimed, and the genitive plural is nimede.

In Estonian grammar, the partitive plural form nimesid is typically used with verbs and constructions that require the partitive, and in existential expressions that indicate an unspecified amount. It often appears in contexts such as describing a group of names without identifying each one, or when talking about names in a non-definitive way. For example, "Nimesid on palju" translates to "There are many names," and "Ma kuulsin nimesid" means "I heard some names."

Phonology and morphology are straightforward: the base nime- combines with the partitive plural suffix -sid to yield nimesid. This form contrasts with nimed (nominative plural, "names") and nimede (genitive plural, "of the names"), illustrating the standard Estonian case system applied to a common noun.

See also: nimi, nimed, nimede.