mürgisteks

Märgisteks is an Estonian term that denotes the function of something being used as a label or marker. It is commonly understood as “as labels” or “for labeling” in sentences describing objects, data, or items that serve to identify or classify them. The form typically appears in contexts where labeling or tagging is described as a role or purpose of the item.

In practical use, märgisteks can refer to physical labels on products or documents, as well as to digital or informational tagging. For example, in data management or information systems, items may be assigned märgisteks to enable sorting, searching, and filtering. In archival, library, and inventory workflows, products or records are often described or prepared märgisteks to indicate their labeling status or category.

Etymology and grammar: märgisteks is derived from märgis (sign or mark) with the translative case suffix -eks, a grammatical form in Estonian used to express function, role, or state (roughly “as” or “into the state of”). This grammatical construction is common for indicating that something is to be used as or is functioning as a particular thing.

See also: märgis, märgistus, märgid, sild (label), märksõna (keyword), lipp (flag). These related terms cover signs, annotations, tags, and markers used in marking, labeling, or classifying information and objects.