vigaseid

Vigaseid is an Estonian word form: it is the partitive plural ending of the adjective vigane. The adjective vigane broadly conveys negative qualities such as harmful, faulty, or wrong, depending on context. As a form, vigaseid is used before a noun in the partitive case to describe a non-specific or partially asserted set of items that possess the negative quality.

In standard Estonian, the corresponding nominative plural is vigased, while the singular is vigane. The partitive plural vigaseid therefore appears in constructions where the action or state is described without claiming totality, or where the noun is governed by a verb or preposition that requires the partitive case.

Usage and examples: vigaseid tegusid can be translated as harmful deeds; vigaseid otsuseid as harmful decisions; vigaseid ideid as harmful ideas. The phrase vigaseid väiteid might be understood as harmful or damaging claims, depending on context, but for “false claims” the common expression is vale väide or vale väited. Vigane can apply to people, practices, or systems and is often used in formal or critical writing to express negative evaluation.

Etymology and nuance: vigaseid derives from vigane, whose sense centers on negative quality. In translation to English, vigane and vigaseid carry nuances such as injurious, improper, or problematic, rather than a simple factual falsity. The form illustrates how Estonian marks number and case through adjective endings and how the partitive form is used in descriptive phrases.