tulekustutidena

Tulekustutidena is an Estonian instrumental plural form used to express “as fire extinguishers” in contexts where the role or function of a group of objects or people is being described. It is derived from tulekustutid, the plural noun referring to fire extinguishers. In Estonian, the instrumental case marks capacity or function, and the suffix -ena is used to designate this role in the plural. Therefore tulekustutidena literally means “as fire extinguishers” and is commonly found in technical, safety, and planning texts where components or personnel are designated by their function.

The term is most likely to appear in formal or technical writing, such as safety protocols, system design documents, or emergency-planning materials, where precise designation of function is important. It is less common in everyday speech, where more ordinary descriptions of function or purpose are typically used. In sentences, it can indicate that certain devices or people are operating in the capacity of extinguishers, rather than in their default identity.

In addition to tulekustutidena, related terms include tulekustutid (fire extinguishers) and the broader Estonian grammar concept of the instrumental case used to express function, role, or capacity. For discussions about people in such roles, different base nouns would yield other forms, such as tulekustutajatena for “as a firefighter.” See also: Estonian grammar, Instrumental case, Fire extinguisher.