värvidele
värvidele is the allative plural form of the Estonian noun värv, meaning color. In Estonian, värv has the genitive plural form värvide, and by adding the allative suffix -le, the form värvidele is produced. The allative case marks direction toward or onto something, so värvidele translates roughly as “to the colors” or “towards the colors.” This form is used when the discourse requires a plural object of direction that is colors, such as in color lists, palettes, or descriptions involving colors. In everyday prose the allative plural is relatively rare, and speakers often use other constructions, but värvidele is a standard grammatical form in Estonian.
The existence of värvidele illustrates how Estonian builds case endings for plural nouns by attaching the