tektooniliste

Tektooniliste is the genitive plural form of the Estonian adjective tektooniline, meaning tectonic. In Estonian grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case; when the head noun is plural and in the genitive case, the adjective takes the ending -iliste, producing tektooniliste. This form is common in geological and geographical texts to express relationships to tectonic processes or features.

In usage, tektooniliste appears before a plural noun in the genitive case, for example in phrases like tektooniliste plaatide liikumine, meaning the movement of tectonic plates, or tektooniliste sündmuste kirjeldus, meaning the description of tectonic events. The function of tektooniliste is purely grammatical, functioning as an attributive modifier rather than representing a standalone concept.

Etymology and related terms: tektooniliste comes from tektooniline, which itself is related to tektoonika (tectonics). The stem tektoon- derives from Greek tektónikos via the Estonian term into a common adjective used in scientific and academic writing. Related terms include tektoonika (tectonics) and tektooniline (tectonic).

See also: tektoonika; tektooniline.