Ülevaatest

Ülevaatest is the elative singular form of the Estonian noun ülevaade, meaning an overview or summary. In Estonian grammar, the elative case (suffix -st) marks origin or source, so ülevaatest translates roughly as “from the overview” or “out of the overview.” The form is used in formal writing to indicate that information, data, or passages come from a summarized source.

Usage and context

The elative form ülevaatest is commonly found in academic texts, research reports, and journalism when authors want to attribute material to a previously produced summary or overview. It signals that content is derived from an overarching source rather than from a specific, literal quotation. The construction is not a separate lexical item; it is a grammatical form that functions to link a statement to its source in a concise way.

Examples

- Väljavõte ülevaatest annab olukorra üldise pildi. (An excerpt from the overview provides a general picture of the situation.)

- Arutelu põhineb ülevaatest võetud andmetel. (The discussion is based on data taken from the overview.)

Etymology and related forms

The word ülevaade (overview) is formed from vaade (view) with a prefix that conveys broad coverage. The elative form ülevaatest is one of several case forms used to express relationships to sources or origins; genitive for possession is ülevaate, while other cases have different suffixes. See also: ülevaade, Elative case in Estonian grammar, Väljavõte (excerpt).

See also

- Estonian grammar

- Elative case

- Ülevaade

- Väljavõte