üleujutatud

Üleujutatud is a Estonian adjective meaning flooded or inundated. It describes land, buildings, or other objects that have been covered by floodwaters or otherwise affected by high water. The form is a past participle, built with the prefix üle- (over) attached to a root related to flooding. It is used both attributively, as in üleujutatud ala (flooded area), and predicatively, as in Talu on üleujutatud (The farm is flooded).

In usage, üleujutatud typically appears in geographic, meteorological, and news contexts to describe areas impacted by floods stemming from heavy rainfall, river overflow, spring floods, or coastal inundation. The term can also be used metaphorically to indicate something overwhelmed or flooded with non-water things, though this sense is less common and more context-dependent.

Distinctions from related terms in Estonian are subtle. Uputatud more directly conveys that something is submerged or submerged under water, whereas üleujutatud emphasizes the state of being affected by floodwaters, which may include partial exposure or wetting without complete submersion. The noun form for the event is üleujutus (flooding or inundation).

See also: üleujutus, uputus, veekahjustus. The word is common in official reports, weather and flood warnings, geographic descriptions, and contemporary journalism, providing a precise descriptor for areas and objects impacted by flood events.