Tabelilised

Tabelilised is an Estonian adjective meaning tabular or arranged in tables. It describes information presented in a table-like format with rows and columns. It is used across disciplines such as statistics, research reporting, and publishing to distinguish tabular data from narrative prose.

Etymology and morphology: derived from tabel (“table”) plus the Estonian adjectival suffix -iline. The base adjective tabeliline contrasts with the singular form tabeliline; the inflected form tabelilised modifies plural nouns such as andmed (“data”) in common phrases like “tabelilised andmed” (tabular data).

Usage: typically appears in technical writing, data presentation, and metadata annotation. In data portals or scientific papers, you may see “tabelilised andmed” used to indicate data are presented in tables rather than figures or text.

Limitations: the term is language-specific to Estonian; readers outside Estonia may encounter it in specialized contexts and should translate accordingly.

See also: tabular data; table (data structure); data presentation.