väetiseks

Väetiseks is Estonian for “for use as a fertilizer” or “to be used as a fertilizer.” It is the adessive form of the noun väetis (fertilizer) and is used to indicate the intended use or function of a substance in agricultural and horticultural contexts.

The term appears primarily in product labels, manuals, and technical texts to describe materials that are to be applied to soil or plants as a nutrient source. The form is created with the suffix -seks, which in Estonian marks purpose or function. In practice, väetiseks signals that a material should fulfill the role of a fertilizer rather than serving another purpose.

Common constructions include phrases such as “see segu on mõeldud väetiseks” (this mixture is intended for use as a fertilizer) and “kasutage väetiseks taimede toitmiseks” (use as a fertilizer to feed plants). It can also occur in labels like “väetiseks mõeldud toode” (a product intended for use as a fertilizer).

Väetiseks differs from väetisena in emphasis; both convey the idea of acting as a fertilizer, but väetiseks more explicitly marks the purpose, whereas väetisena often relates to the role of the substance. In everyday usage, both forms appear in gardening, farming, and horticultural communications when describing fertilizers, soil amendments, and related products.