tähtedel

Tähededel (tähtedel in Estonian orthography) is an inflected form of the noun täht (star) in Estonian grammar. It represents the plural adessive case, a grammatical category used to indicate location on or at multiple stars. In practice, tähtedel is most typically encountered in literary or poetic contexts where the language foregrounds spatial imagery such as being on or among the stars.

In everyday Estonian, this particular form is not common in ordinary conversation, and it is more often discussed in academic or linguistic descriptions of the case system. Because it marks a locational relationship with a plural noun, tähtedel can appear in phrases that describe position or setting related to stars, especially in poetry or descriptive prose about the night sky or celestial themes.

Etymology and related forms: tähtedel is derived from täht with a plural locative ending; its close linguistic relatives include other plural case forms of täht, such as tähtede for the genitive plural. In standard dictionaries, tähtedel is typically treated as a grammatical inflection rather than as a separate lexical item.

See also: täht (star); tähtede (genitive plural); Estonian grammar and case system.