Viitamises

Viitamises is an Estonian grammatical form that conveys the inessive case of the noun viitamine, meaning "in referencing" or "in citing". It is used to indicate that an action or discussion takes place within the context or process of making references, citations or allusions.

The root verb viitama means "to refer" or "to cite", and related words include viide (a reference) and viitaja (one who refers). As an inessive form, viitamises typically appears in phrases that describe practices, rules or conditions connected to referencing, for example in academic writing, legal texts or bibliographic instructions.

In usage, viitamises often introduces clauses about methodology, standards or etiquette: for instance, "Viitamises tuleb järgida viitamissüsteemi reegleid" ("In referencing one must follow the rules of the citation system"). It can also occur in discussions of attribution, intellectual property and plagiarism, where precise citation practice is emphasized.

Grammatically, viitamises functions like other Estonian inessive forms, taking possessive and case endings when needed and combining with postpositions. Its meaning is context-dependent and tied to the broader practices of citation and reference management in Estonian-language writing and communication.