tõstatuvad

Tostatuvad is an Estonian adjective meaning lifting or elevating, used to describe objects, mechanisms, or processes that perform upward movement. It is formed from the verb tõsta (to lift) with the participial suffix -tuv, and the resulting form tõstatuvad functions as a plural attribute in sentences, agreeing with plural nouns.

In usage, tõstatuvad appears mainly in technical or industrial language. It is not typically used as a standalone verb form; instead it serves attributively to modify nouns, as in phrases describing equipment or systems that raise or elevate loads. The sense can be literal, referring to physical lifting, or extended to metaphorical contexts where something is described as being elevated or enhanced.

Etymology and morphology: tõstatuvad derives from tõsta plus the participial suffix -tuv, yielding a stem that, in the nominative plural, becomes tõstatuvad to agree with plural nouns. Related forms include tõstatuv (lifting/elevating, singular) and täiendav verbs such as tõsta (to lift) and tõusta (to rise), which share the same semantic field of upward movement.

See also: tõsta, tõusta, tõstatuv, lifting devices, mechanical engineering terminology.