põllumajandusliku

Põllumajandusliku is the genitive singular form of the Estonian adjective põllumajanduslik, meaning agricultural or related to agriculture. The base adjective põllumajanduslik is formed from põllumajandus (agriculture) plus the suffix -lik, which yields a word describing something as agricultural in nature. In Estonian, adjectives inflect to agree with the noun they modify, changing form according to case and number; põllumajandusliku appears in contexts where the associated noun is in the genitive or in other cases that require that ending.

Use and meaning: The term describes things connected with farming, farming communities, or agricultural policy and practice. It is commonly found in academic, legal, and policy language. Examples of common collocations include põllumajandusliku tootmise (agricultural production), põllumajandusliku sektori areng (development of the agricultural sector), and põllumajandusliku uuringu (an agricultural study). The form helps to link adjectives to the specific grammatical case of the noun they describe.

Notes on grammar: As with other Estonian adjectives, põllumajanduslik and its inflected forms must agree with the noun they modify in case, number, and, when relevant, gender. The form shown, põllumajandusliku, is one of several inflections used in different syntactic contexts. Learners should watch for parallel forms such as põllumajandusliku, põllumajanduslikku, or põllumajandusliku tähendusega, depending on the sentence structure.

Etymology: The word combines põllumajandus (agriculture) with the adjective suffix -lik, yielding a term that denotes characteristics or relations to agriculture.