ökoloogilise

Ökoloogiline is Estonian adjectives meaning related to ecology, the science that studies the relationships between organisms and their environment, as well as ecological considerations in design, policy and everyday life. It is used to describe processes, systems, objects or concepts that emphasize these relationships or sustainability.

The term forms part of the word ökoloogia (ecology) and is built with the common Estonian adjectival suffix -iline. Ökoloogia itself originates from the Greek roots oikos (house, habitat) and logos (study) and was borrowed into Estonian through European scientific languages in the modern era. In usage, ökoloogiline appears in many domains, including biology, environmental science, forestry, agriculture, urban planning and media discourse.

In sentences, ökoloogiline is declined like other Estonian adjectives. The base form is ökoloogiline; in phrases with nouns in different cases you will encounter forms such as ökoloogilise (genitive singular), ökoloogilist (partitive singular), or ökoloogilised (nominative plural). For example: ökoloogilise süsteemi (genitive singular) and ökoloogilised mõjud (ecological effects). The term is often paired with nouns to express ecological attributes, impacts, or approaches, such as ökoloogiline tasakaal, ökoloogiline jalajälg or ökoloogiline mõte.

Ökoloogiline terminology is central to discussions of sustainability, conservation, climate policy and green technology, reflecting a shift toward considering long-term interactions between living beings and their environments.