Ökoloogiliste

Ökoloogiliste is an Estonian inflected form of the adjective ökoloogiline, meaning ecological. It is not a separate lexical entry with a standalone meaning; rather, it is the genitive plural (and, in some contexts, the partitive plural) form used when the noun it modifies is plural and in genitive or partitive cases. In practice, ökoloogiliste appears in official documents, academic writing, and media to describe things related to ecology, environmental processes, or sustainability.

Usage and examples:

Ökoloogiliste standardite järgimine refers to adhering to ecological standards.

Ökoloogiliste riskide hindamine denotes the assessment of ecological risks.

Ökoloogiliste valikute tegemine can describe making choices with ecological considerations in mind.

Ökoloogiliste termidega koostöös tõlgendatakse sageli mõisted nagu ökoloogia, ökoloogiline jalajälg ja ökoloogilisus.

Etymology and context:

The adjective comes from ökoloogia (ecology), with the suffixing patterns typical of Estonian adjectives. The term entered scientific and public vocabulary through European linguistic and scientific influences in the 19th–20th centuries. Ökoloogiliste, like other inflected forms, must agree with the noun it modifies in number and case, limiting its use to phrases where the noun is plural and in genitive or partitive.

Related terms:

ökoloogia (ecology), ökoloogiline (ecological), ökoloogilisus (ecological nature/character), and ecologically oriented phrases such as ecological footprint expressions are common in Estonian discourse.

Translations:

In English, ökoloogiliste is generally rendered as ecological (when describing plural nouns in relevant cases) or as “of ecology” in genitive constructions.