sadamaid

Sadamaid is an Estonian noun form and, in standard usage, the partitive plural of the noun sadam, which means harbor. The form is used when referring to harbors in a non-specified quantity or when the direct object of a sentence is in the partitive case. It commonly appears after verbs that take partitive objects, or after prepositions that require the partitive.

In practice, sadamaid signals that the reference is to harbors in a partial or indefinite sense. It is typically contrasted with sadamad, the nominative plural meaning “harbors.” The word may appear in both prose and topical discussions about multiple harbors, coastal areas, or maritime contexts.

Examples of usage include: Ma vaatasin sadamaid, mis asuvad linnas. Me plaanime külastada sadamaid lähiajal. These sentences illustrate how the partitive plural functions as the object of a verb or as the target of a plan or observation.

See also: sadam, Estonian grammar, Estonian language.