õhtud
Õhtud is the plural form of the Estonian noun õhtu, which means “evening.” In Estonian usage, õhtud refers to the period of the day between late afternoon and night, and it appears in everyday speech, literature, and media. The word is grammatically declined as part of the Estonian case system; the nominative plural is õhtud, while the genitive plural is õhtude and the partitive plural is õhtuid.
Phonetically, õhtud includes the Estonian vowel õ, a distinct vowel sound, and the consonant cluster ht, characteristic
In practice, õhtud is used to describe times of day, weather conditions, or social activities associated with
As a basic time-related word, õhtud helps express temporal context in Estonian and participates in a broader