kogemisest

Kogemisest is a term encountered in Estonian linguistic and cultural contexts, referring to the act or process of gathering or collecting. It is the elative form of the noun kogumine, meaning “the act of gathering,” and is used to indicate origin or source of something that results from collecting.

Etymology and form: Kogemisest is derived from the verb koguma (to gather) with the nominalization kogumine; the elative suffix -st yields the meaning “from gathering” or “arising from gathering.” In sentences, it can function to describe materials, data, or phenomena that originate in the act of collecting.

Usage: In archaeology, museology, data science, and archival studies, kogemisest is used to discuss practices of accumulating artifacts, records, or datasets. In ethnographic and memory studies, it can refer to the materials gathered during fieldwork, interviews, or other research activities, and the subsequent analysis or archiving that follows from that process.

Examples: Phrases such as “kogemisest tulenev dokumentatsioon” describe documentation that arises from gathering efforts, while “kogemisest tingitud arhiiv” might refer to an archive created as a consequence of systematic collection. The term is typically used in academic writing to emphasize the connection between collection activities and the resulting material or knowledge.

Related terms: kogumine (the act of collecting) and koguma (to gather); related concepts include arhiveerimine (archiving) and data collection practices in various disciplines.