omandivormideks
Omandivormideks is a linguistic term used to describe the set of forms that express possession in a language. The term is formed from oma, meaning “own,” and vorm, meaning “form,” and it is sometimes encountered in Estonian-language grammar discussions to refer to possessive constructions. In broad terms, omandivormideks covers the ways languages mark ownership on nouns or through related elements in a sentence.
The concept is most often discussed in contrast to other strategies for indicating possession. Across languages,
In Estonian grammar and related linguistic literature, omandivormideks is used to categorize these possessive forms as
See also: possessive case, genitive, possessive determiner, Estonian grammar.