omaduste

Omaduste is the genitive plural of the Estonian noun omadus, meaning property, attribute, or quality. In Estonian, an omadus describes a characteristic that can describe an object, a system, or a person. The form omaduste is primarily used to express possession or association with multiple attributes, as in phrases such as "omaduste kirjeldus" (description of properties).

In academic and scientific writing, the term functions as the grammatical vehicle through which statements about properties are formed in Estonian. It is not a standalone concept but part of phrases that label types of characteristics, changes, or relations among entities. The sense of omaduste often overlaps with "characteristics" or "attributes" in English, depending on context.

Philosophical discussions involving omaduste commonly explore distinctions among property types, such as intrinsic versus extrinsic properties, and qualitative versus relational properties. The term appears in discussions of object identity, measurement, and classification, where it helps group outcomes by attributes rather than by object alone.

Related terms include omadus (singular) and omadused (nominative plural). Omaduste is a standard component of Estonian lexicon and appears in dictionaries, grammars, and academic discourse addressing properties, characteristics, or attributes of entities.