sõrmele

Sõrmele is the allative singular form of the Estonian noun sõrm, meaning finger. In Estonian grammar, the allative case is used to express movement toward a location or object. The form sõrmele literally translates as “to the finger” and is formed by attaching the allative suffix -le to the stem sõrm-. The allative is common in spatial descriptions and in constructions that indicate direction or target of an action, including poetic or descriptive prose.

The noun sõrm belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, and its allative form sõrmele is a regular product of Estonian case morphology. The allative suffix -le is productive with many nouns to create phrases that denote direction toward something. While sõrmele is a grammatical form rather than a separate lexical item, its use is typically confined to expressions where the finger is the destination or focal point of an action, rather than to indicate possession or static location.

See also: sõrm; Estonian grammar; allative case; Estonian language.