ülemäärane

Ülemäärane is a Estonian adjective meaning excessive, undue, or more than is necessary or permitted. It describes a quantity, degree, or intensity that surpasses a normal, safe, or regulated level. The term is used in everyday language as well as in technical, regulatory, medical, and scientific contexts.

In practice, ülemäärane can refer to overconsumption, oversupply, or any exceedance of a set limit. Examples include ülemäärane annus (excessive dose), ülemäärane tarbimine (overconsumption), ülemäärane koormus (excessive load), and ülemäärane risk (excess risk). In regulatory or economic discourse, it may describe burdens, costs, or quantities that surpass what is considered reasonable or legally permissible.

Etymology and grammar: the word is formed with the prefix üle- meaning over or above, combined with määr (limit, quantity). It functions as an attributive adjective and inflects according to Estonian grammar (for example, ülemäärase, ülemäärase, ülemääraseid).

Nuanced usage: ülemäärane emphasizes the degree of exceedance relative to a defined standard or threshold, rather than mere redundancy. For contrast, eriti mõiste liigne commonly indicates superfluity or redundancy, while ülemäärane stresses the extent to which a limit is exceeded.

Seotud mõisted: liigne, üleküllus, koormus, ületöötamine.