Õiglasel

Õiglasel is an Estonian word form that does not function as a widely recognized standalone lemma in major dictionaries. In standard Estonian, the root ideas of justice and fairness come from words such as õige, õiglane, and õiglus, and their common inflected forms are used in everyday language rather than a separate entry like “õiglasel.”

Linguisticly, õiglasel is most plausibly interpreted as an inflected form derived from related stems meaning ‘just’ or ‘fair.’ It is not typically presented as a common dictionary form, and its appearance in texts is usually within larger phrases or in historical or dialectal contexts where nonstandard inflections may occur. Because it is not a standard lemma, its exact grammatical function can be unclear without surrounding context.

Some interpretations of õiglasel include:

- a dialectal or historical inflection of a noun or adjective related to õiglane/õiglus, indicating a case or role in a sentence that is not part of contemporary standard usage;

- a mistaken or variant spelling of a more common form such as õiglaselt, the adverb meaning “justly, fairly,” which is standard in modern Estonian; or

- a proper-name-like usage in fictional or stylistic contexts, where authors sometimes employ unusual inflected forms for effect.

In contemporary Estonian, to express “fairly,” the standard form is õiglaselt. For referring to a just person or justice in noun form, phrases derive from õige, õiglase, or õiglane with the appropriate case endings.

See also: õiglase, õiglane, õiglus, õiglaselt.