õpetlike

Õpetlike is Estonian an adjective meaning educational, instructive, or didactic. It is used to describe content that aims to teach, illustrate a lesson, or convey knowledge or morals. The word derives from the idea of educated instruction, typically formed with the common Estonian adjective suffix -lik to indicate a quality or characteristic.

In usage, õpetlike describes books, films, stories, or other material that intends to teach or impart principles. For example, a book about environmental responsibility can be described as õpetlik. The term often carries a nuance of moral or practical instruction, although it can be used in neutral contexts to denote informative or reasoning-focused content. For more explicitly academic contexts, Danish-speaking or international terms such as didaktiline or didactic are used as equivalents or loans.

Etymology and related forms: the base concept is connected to learning and teaching (õpe), and õpetlik roughly corresponds to the English didactic or educational. The form can appear in different grammatical cases as with other Estonian adjectives, but the core meaning remains the same: something that has the quality of teaching or providing instruction.

See also: didactic, educational, informative, didaktiline (loanword in formal contexts).

In summary, õpetlike denotes content designed to educate or edify, and it is commonly used to characterize media or texts with instructional or moral aims, while remaining distinct from purely entertainment-focused material.