ülikoolis

Ülikoolis is the inessive form of the Estonian noun ülikool, meaning at or in the university. It is used to indicate location or activity associated with the university, such as studying, working, or being present there.

In everyday Estonian, ülikoolis appears in phrases like ma õpin ülikoolis (I study at the university) or ta töötab ülikoolis (he/she works at the university). It can also denote ongoing presence, for example, olem ülikoolis (to be at the university). The form is part of the standard case system in Estonian, where the inessive suffix -s marks "in/inside" or "at."

Etymology and usage notes: ülikool is the Estonian word for university, borrowed into Estonian education vocabulary from European scholarly tradition, with cognates in many languages (for example, universitas). The related adjective is ülikooliline (university-related), and nouns describing academic life often appear in the same grammatical case, such as ülikoolis to signal location during lectures, seminars, or research.

Context and institutions: In Estonia, universities include major institutions such as Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu) and Tallinna Ülikool (Tallinn University), among others. The term ülikoolis is commonly used in student speech, academic writing, and journalism to specify activities that take place within or at the university environment.