ärilisel

ärilisel is the adessive singular form of the Estonian adjective äriline, meaning business-related or commercial. It is used to indicate that something relates to business or is intended for business purposes.

In usage, ärilisel is typically found in phrases that denote context, purpose, or use within a business setting. Common examples include ärilisel eesmärgil (for commercial purposes) and ärilisel kasutusel (in commercial use). The construction reflects how Estonian adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify in the accompanying case.

Etymologically, äriline derives from the noun äri (business) and the adjectival suffix -line. The adessive form ärilisel is created by adding the standard adessive suffix -l with the appropriate agreement to the adjective stem, allowing it to describe nouns in the adessive case or to form fixed expressions in formal language.

The term is most often encountered in formal, legal, or regulatory contexts, where distinctions between commercial and non-commercial usage are important. It can appear in documents, guidelines, and discussions about the intended use of products, services, or information for business purposes.

See also: äriline (business-related), äri (business), use-related phrases in Estonian.