sihtkoht

Sihtkoht is an Estonian noun meaning destination or end point. It is a compound of siht- “aim, target” and koht “place,” and is used to designate the final place that a person or thing is intended to reach. The term is common in travel, geography, and everyday planning, and appears on maps, itineraries, travel brochures, and in spoken Estonian when discussing routes or plans. In digital navigation, sihtkoht is the standard Estonian translation for “destination” in GPS and mapping software.

As a lexical item, sihtkoht is a regular Estonian noun that follows standard noun declension patterns. It can be used both literally and figuratively: it may refer to a physical location, such as a city or landmark, or to an abstract objective, such as a career goal, a project outcome, or any aim one intends to achieve.

In common usage, you can use phrases like “meie sihtkoht on Saaremaa” or “laeva sihtkoht on Tallinn” to express intended destinations, while talking about plans or travel. The word is widely understood across Estonian-speaking contexts and is readily recognized by speakers familiar with compound place-nouns built from siht- and -koht.

See also: destination, Estonian language vocabulary, travel terminology.