slaididele

Slaididele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun slaid, meaning slide. It denotes direction toward or onto slides, and its exact sense can vary with context. The word slaid covers both slides used in presentations and microscope slides, depending on the setting.

In usage, slaididele appears frequently in instructional and editing contexts. It is common in sentences about adding, moving, or placing content on slides, such as lisan slaididele teksti (I add text to the slides) or panime pildi slaididele (we placed the image on the slides). The form can appear in imperative constructions as well, for example kinnitage slaididele (attach it to the slides).

From a grammatical perspective, slaididele is formed by the noun stem slaid + the plural suffix -id and the allative case ending -le, indicating direction or location toward the plural noun. It is not a separate lexical item but a case form used with verbs of placement, movement, or association. The base word slaid is a loanword from English slide and has become common in Estonian for both presentation slides and laboratory slides.

Related terms include slaid (singular), slaidide (genitive plural), and esitluse slaidid (presentation slides). The term slaididele is primarily encountered in written Estonian dealing with presentations, education, or laboratory work.