olemuslikku

olemuslikku is an Estonian term used in philosophy to denote ontological or being-related aspects of reality. It describes questions, categories, and theories concerned with the nature of existence, the status of objects, and the structure of being. In scholarly Estonian, olemuslikku is treated as a technical adjective related to ontology rather than a casual everyday expression.

olemuslikku is derived from the noun olemus (being, existence) and the suffix -lik, which forms adjectives meaning “relating to.” The form olemuslikku is the inflected variant that appears when the adjective modifies a noun in a dependent case (for example, in phrases such as olemuslikku küsimust, meaning “an ontological question”).

In philosophy, olemuslikku is used to describe ontology-related aspects, theories, and problems. It is common in texts dealing with metaphysics, the study of being, and the foundations of reality. While it is understood by Estonian-speaking philosophers, it is less common outside academic discourse and is often used interchangeably with ontoloogiline depending on stylistic preference.

See also: ontology; Estonian terms olemus, ontoloogia, ontoloogiline.