teoloogilistes

Teoloogilistes is an Estonian adjective form meaning "theological" in a context expressed as in the inessive plural. It is the inessive plural form of the adjective teoloogiline, which describes things related to theology. In Estonian, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so teoloogiline inflects to teoloogilistes when used with a plural noun in the inessive case, for example in phrases like teoloogilistes koolides or teoloogilistes diskussioonides.

Usage and meaning

- Teoloogilistes denotes a contextual or locational sense: “in the theological [place or discussions],” “in theological schools,” or “in theological discussions.” The exact translation depends on the governing noun and its case.

- Common contexts include academic, religious, and philosophical texts, where theology or religious studies are discussed.

Relation to other forms

- Teoloogiline is the base form meaning "theological." It has other inflected forms such as teoloogiline (nominative singular), teoloogilise (genitive or partitive singular), teoloogilised (nominative plural), and teoloogiliste (inessive plural), among others.

- The form teoloogilistes specifically marks plural in the inessive case and is not a separate word with a distinct meaning beyond its grammatical function.

Etymology

- The adjective is derived from teoloogia (theology), itself borrowed from Greek theologia, via Estonian linguistic history. The suffixes and inflectional patterns reflect standard Estonian adjective conjugation.