omandussõna

The Estonian word "omandussõna" translates to "possessive word" or "genitive word" in English. It refers to a grammatical construction used to indicate possession or belonging. In Estonian, this is primarily achieved through the genitive case of a noun or pronoun. For example, if you want to say "the dog's bone," you would use the genitive form of "koer" (dog), which is "koera," followed by "luu" (bone), resulting in "koera luu."

This possessive construction is fundamental to expressing relationships between entities in the Estonian language. It's not limited to animate beings but can also denote ownership or association with inanimate objects or abstract concepts. For instance, "maja katus" signifies "the house's roof" or "the roof of the house," where "maja" is the genitive form of "maja" (house).

Pronouns also decline into the genitive case to express possession. The first-person singular pronoun "mina" (I) becomes "minu" (my), "sina" (you) becomes "sinu" (your), and so on. This forms possessive pronouns like "minu raamat" (my book) and "sinu auto" (your car). The concept of "omandussõna" therefore encompasses both noun and pronoun forms that denote a possessive relationship within a sentence.