tõusvas

Tõusvas is an Estonian word formed as the present active participle of the verb tõusta, meaning to rise or ascend. As a participle, tõusvas functions like an adjective and is used to describe something that is in a rising or increasing state. It translates roughly as rising or ascending in English, depending on context.

In usage, tõusvas typically describes processes, quantities or conditions that are growing or moving upward. It is commonly found in domains such as meteorology, economics and daily language. Examples of typical constructions include phrases like "tõusvas trendis" (in an upward/upward-trending trend), "tõusvas temperatuuris" (in rising temperatures) and "tõusvas vees" (in rising waters). The expression can also appear in more poetic or descriptive contexts, such as "tõusvas valguses" (in the rising light) to convey increasing illumination or atmosphere.

Grammatically, tõusvas behaves as an adjective-like participle and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, similar to other Estonian participles. It can appear in attributive position before a noun or in predicative constructions, depending on the sentence structure. Its use signals a dynamic state rather than a static condition, highlighting movement, growth or escalation.

See also: the verb tõusta, from which tõusvas is derived, and other Estonian participles that describe ongoing or progressive states. In modern usage, tõusvas is a common, neutral descriptor across formal and informal registers.