Infotehnoloogilist

Infotehnoloogilist is an Estonian adjective form meaning information-technology related. It is the partitive singular form of infotehnoloogiline, which is built from infotehnoloogia (information technology) and the common Estonian adjectival suffix -iline. The word describes things connected with information technology, such as topics, processes, infrastructure, or policy.

In usage, infotehnoloogiline describes a noun and changes form according to case and number. The base form infotehnoloogiline is used in the nominative singular, while infotehnoloogilise appears in the genitive singular, and infotehnoloogilist in the partitive singular. The plural forms are infotehnoloogilised (nominative) and infotehnoloogiliste (genitive), among other inflections. This morphological pattern is standard for Estonian adjectives and allows infotehnoloogilist to function in sentences where the noun is in the partitive case.

The term is common in formal, technical, and academic contexts, as well as in media reporting on information technology topics. It often appears in phrases describing IT-related developments, equipment, education, or policy, for example in discussions about IT infrastructure, IT education, or IT policy. English equivalents are IT-related or information-technology-related.

Relation to other terms: infotehnoloogia is the corresponding noun for the field, while infotehnoloogiline is the broader adjective family used to characterize IT-related aspects. The vocabulary sits within Estonian IT terminology and reflects the integration of technology and information in contemporary discourse.

See also: infotehnoloogia; infotehnoloogiline; digital; information technology.