teekondadest

Teekondadest is the elative plural form of the Estonian noun teekond, meaning journeys or trips. It is used to indicate origin or source in a sentence, translating roughly to “from journeys.” The form combines the plural stem teekondad- with the elative suffix -est, resulting in teekondadest.

In practice, teekondadest functions mainly in written Estonian, particularly in travel writing, memoirs, or literary prose, where authors describe experiences, insights, or material derived from multiple journeys. It can express that something comes from or is inspired by journeys, rather than being a direct attribute of a single event. For example, teekondadest saadud kogemused refers to experiences obtained from journeys, while teekondadest tulenevad motiivid points to motifs arising from journeys.

Usage notes: teekondadest is a plural elative form, so it appears with verbs and nouns that govern the elative case or function as objects of verbs that take elative phrases. It is less common in everyday speech and more typical in written, descriptive, or scholarly contexts. When using it, ensure the surrounding grammar and meaning align with “from journeys” or “from the journeys described or experienced.”

See also: teekond, elatiiv, kirjeldus.