stiililistele

Stiililistele is an Estonian grammatical form used as the allative plural ending for the adjective phrase referring to a group described as stylish. It originates from the adjective stiililine (stylish, style-related) and is formed by taking the plural stem stiililiste and adding the allative suffix -le. In practice, stiililistele functions as a complement indicating the recipient or beneficiary of an action, often translated as “to the stylish ones” or “for the stylish people.”

In usage, stiililistele appears when the speaker or writer wants to indicate a group described by styliness as the recipient of an action or expenditure. For example, Rõivad anti stiililistele means “Clothes were given to the stylish ones.” The form can also occur in marketing, fashion journalism, or sociolinguistic contexts to reference people who are considered fashionable as a group, without naming individuals.

Morphologically, stiililistele shows how Estonian adjectives can take case endings to function as nouns or noun phrases. It is specifically the allative plural, corresponding to the sense of direction or benefit toward the group in question. The base adjective stiililine remains the core meaning, while the allative plural ending conveys the grammatical role of the group as recipients.

See also: Estonian grammar, declension of adjectives, allative case.