märgitava

Märgitava is a term used in Estonian-language discussions of data annotation and text markup to refer to elements that are suitable for marking or annotation. It functions as a derivational form from the root meaning mark, and is commonly interpreted as describing content or items that can bear metadata or tags within an annotation workflow.

Etymology and grammar notes

The word is built from the Estonian verb family around märgi- meaning to mark or note, combined with the derivational suffix -tav, which yields adjectives or participle-like forms indicating potential or applicable properties. In typical usage, märgitava appears in contexts requiring a classification of content that may receive annotations, notes, or metadata. The exact grammatical form may vary with case and number, as with other Estonian adjectives and participles.

Usage and domains

Märgitava is used primarily in linguistics, corpus linguistics, digital humanities, library science, and technical editing to distinguish material that is intended for tagging from material that is not. It helps guide annotation workflows, metadata schemas, and markup decisions by signaling which elements should be marked, tagged, or described in further detail. The term is often found in guidelines, data dictionaries, and project glossaries rather than in general-language dictionaries.

Examples of usage

- Märgitava sisu kohta tuleb kehtestada metaandmete vormid. (Regarding content that is markable, metadata forms must be established.)

- Märgitava objekti identifikaator peab olema unikaalne. (The identifier of a markable object must be unique.)

Notes

The precise interpretation of märgitava can vary between projects and domains. It is a specialized term whose meaning is shaped by specific annotation guidelines and data models.