koodides

Koodides is the Estonian inessive plural form of the noun kood (code), meaning “in the codes” or “within codes.” It is used to indicate location inside encoded material or a system of codes. Grammatically, it derives from the plural nominative koodid, the genitive plural koodide, and the inessive plural suffix -des, which marks a position within something in Estonian.

In practice, koodides appears primarily in technical, cryptographic, or pedagogical texts that discuss codes, ciphers, or data encoding. For example, one might say that “võtmed peituvad koodides” (“the keys are hidden in the codes”), or describe information “koodides peidetud vihjed” (“clues hidden in the codes”). The form is not a separate concept; it is a grammatical form used to express a locative sense.

In addition to its use in literal encoding contexts, koodides may also occur in metaphorical expressions referring to rules or structures embedded within a coding system or software.

See also: kood, Estonian grammar, case (Estonian).