viinille

Viinille is a grammatical form in Estonian, not a separate lexical entry. It is the allative/dative singular form of the noun viin, which refers to distilled alcoholic beverages such as vodka or brandy. The form is created by attaching the suffix -le to the stem viin.

In Estonian, the allative case marks direction toward a destination or target, and it can indicate the recipient of an action or the entity toward which something is directed. As a result, viinille appears in constructions where the action or reference is grammatically directed at the concept of “viin.” It is a functional form used in sentences that require the allative, rather than a word with an independent meaning beyond its grammatical role.

Usage and occurrence: viinille is most commonly discussed in grammar descriptions and language-learning materials that illustrate case endings. In everyday speech, speakers typically use more common constructions and may not frequently encounter the allative form of viin outside of examples illustrating Estonian inflection. Its presence is mainly of interest to learners studying nominal declension and the allative case.

See also: Estonian grammar, allative case, noun declension, viin (the base noun for distilled spirits in Estonian).