Informatsioonis

Informatsioonis is the inessive singular form of the Estonian noun informatsioon, meaning information. It is used to indicate location or context within information resources or within a body of information, such as texts, datasets, or media. In everyday and formal writing, informatsioonis helps specify that a statement, content, or data exists inside a particular information source.

Etymology and grammar

Informatsioon is a loanword in Estonian that denotes information. The inessive suffix -s(-is after consonant stems) is added to form informatsioonis, which signals “in information.” Like other Estonian inessive forms, it appears in contexts where the domain of content is described as the information itself or a part of an information resource.

Usage

Informatsioonis is primarily a grammatical tool rather than a separate semantic field. It appears in technical, academic, and media texts to mark scope or location within information resources. For example, it may be used when describing where data, facts, or statements can be found, or when referring to content that is contained within a repository, document, or database. It is most common in formal or precise prose.

Relation to related terms

The base noun informatsioon refers to information in general, while informatsioonis specifically indicates “in the information.” Related terms include informaatika (informatics), metadata, data, and information retrieval, which describe broader information-related concepts and processes rather than the grammatical form itself.

See also

Informatsioon, informaatika, metadata, and information retrieval.