Documentis

Documentis is a term that can refer to either a Latin grammatical form or, in some modern contexts, a proper name for a project or repository dealing with documents. In Latin, documentis is the dative and ablative plural of documentum, a neuter noun meaning a lesson, example, proof, or documentation. The form appears in classical and medieval texts where documents or documentary evidence are discussed, functioning to indicate “to/for documents” or “by/with documents” depending on the construction.

Because Latin uses case endings to indicate function, documentis serves as a marker of indirect objects or of a prepositional phrase in plural. In English-language scholarship, the form is usually encountered only as part of Latin quotations or in grammars illustrating the declension of documentum.

Outside of Latin study, documentis is not a standard term in information science or archival practice. It may appear as a brand name, a project title, or a fictional or hypothetical label for a collection of documents. When used in this way, its meaning depends on the context and is not tied to a universal standard.

See also: document, documentation, documentum, archival science.