Konventsioonil

Konventsioonil is the Estonian adessive singular form of konventsioon, a noun with senses tied to a formal agreement or a generally accepted practice. In legal and diplomatic language, konventsioon generally refers to an international treaty or multilateral agreement between states or organizations. In broader usage, it can denote a convention or standard practice within a field. The adessive form konventsioonil is used to indicate location or participation, roughly translating to “at the convention” or “on the convention.”

Common meanings and usage

- In international law and politics, konventsioonil is found in phrases describing presence, participation, or actions related to a specific convention, for example: ta osales rahvusvahelisel konventsioonil (he participated in an international convention).

- The plural adessive form is konventsioonidel (on the conventions), used when referring to multiple conventions or a context involving several such events.

- The word has a related genitive form konventsiooni and is part of a broader family including konventsioon (the convention) and konventsiooniline (conventional). An adverbial form meaning “conventionally” is konventsiooniliselt.

Etymology and context

- Konventsioon derives from the international vocabulary common to many languages, with Estonian adaptation of the French/Latin root con- + venire meaning to come together or assemble. In Estonian, konventsioon is used for both formal agreements and established social or procedural conventions, depending on context.

See also

- konventsioon

- konventsiooniline

- international conventions and diplomatic terminology in Estonian.