jaoks
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Estonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑoks
- Hyphenation: ja‧oks
Etymology 1[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Postposition[edit]
jaoks
- (governs kelle/mille) for (directed at; intended to belong to; refers to a being, object, process, etc.)
- (governs kelle) for, to (refers to a person or being who has a certain definite attitude about something)
- minu jaoks oled sa nüüdsest õhk
- from now on you are air to me
- laste jaoks pole tööl ja mängul selget piiri
- for children, there is no clear line between work and play
Usage notes[edit]
Regarding the second sense, the noun is most commonly in the allative case.
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
jaoks
References[edit]
- “jaoks”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- jaoks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “jaoks”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “jaoks”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN