Dokumentidel

Dokumentidel is the Estonian adessive plural form of the noun dokument, meaning documents. It denotes location or position “on the documents” and is used in sentences to refer to content, attributes, or material that exists on documents. It is a grammatical form, not a separate lexical item.

Morphology and usage: The base noun dokument has the plural nominative form dokumentid (documents). The adessive plural form dokumentidel is created by adding the adessive plural ending to the plural stem, yielding meaning tied to being on or contained by the documents. This form answers the question where? on the documents.

Examples:

- Dokumentidel on märgitud kuupäevad. (Dates are marked on the documents.)

- Kõik muudatused on dokumentidel tehtud. (All changes have been made on the documents.)

- Dokumentidel võivad olla viited või pealkirjad. (The documents may have references or titles.)

Etymology: The word dokument originates from the Latin documentum and entered Estonian through European languages, later forming standard Estonian compounds and inflected forms such as dokumentid (plural) and dokumentidel (adessive plural).

See also: Estonian grammar, adessive case, dokument.