parteide

Parteide is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun Partei, meaning "party" in the sense of a political organization. It is used when referring to multiple parties or to indicate belonging or relation to more than one party.

Usage of parteide appears frequently in political and legal texts, media coverage, and academic discussions. It is used after prepositions or with verbs that require the genitive case. Examples include phrases such as parteide rahastamine (funding of the parties), koalitsiooni parteide huvid (the interests of the coalition's parties), and parteide vahelised erimeelsused (differences between the parties).

Grammar and form: Parteide is the genitive plural form derived from Partei. The form contrasts with the nominative plural, which is typically part-eid/parteid in Estonian, depending on the noun’s declension pattern. The exact endings can vary with borrowings and historical usage, but parteide consistently marks possession or association with more than one party.

Etymology and history: Partei is a loanword in Estonian, borrowed from German "Partei" and adopted into the language during periods of broad European influence on Estonian political vocabulary. The genitive plural parteide follows standard Estonian patterns for inflecting borrowed nouns in the genitive plural.

See also: Partei (Estonian language) for related forms and the base noun.