põhimaterjalile

Põhimaterjalile is an Estonian term formed from põhimaterjal (base material, substrate) with the allative suffix -ile. It denotes the direction toward or onto the base material and is used to describe where a process or application takes place. The form is common in technical, industrial, and artistic contexts when specifying that a coating, layer, adhesive, or other substance is applied to the substrate.

In materials science and manufacturing, põhimaterjalile is used to indicate that a coating, film, or treatment is deposited on the base material rather than on a separate top layer. Examples include paints or lacquers applied to a wooden panel, laminates placed onto a composite base, or thin films deposited on a semiconductor substrate. The term helps distinguish between actions performed on the substrate versus on other components or layers.

In art, design, and printing, põhimaterjalile can describe processes where pigment, ink, or texture is transferred to the underlying material, such as canvas, paper, or metal. In construction and engineering, it can indicate processes performed on the substrate material, for instance bonding, sealing, or finishing applied to the base.

Grammatically, põhimaterjalile is the allative form of the compound noun põhimaterjal, used with verbs that take a destination or surface as an argument, such as kantakse põhimaterjalile (is applied to the base material). See also alusmaterjal and põhimaterjal for related terms.