leil
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Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle (“spirit, soul”).
Noun[edit]
leil (genitive leili, partitive leili)
- steam or vapour created from water being thrown on a hot surface
- Kas saunas leili oli?
- Was there any vapour in the sauna?
- heat
- Päike vajub alla, aga siia on pidama jäänud pisut lõunaaegset leili.
- The sun is setting, but here there is some midday heat left.
- soul, spirit
- heitis leili välja ― his soul left the body (literally, “he expelled his soul”)
- life, life-force
- Näe – käsi lüüakse otsast – elad veel ning saad naerdagi. Aga kui pea on ära, on leil läbi.
- If the hand is chopped off, you will still laugh. but if it is your head, then your life is over.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of leil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leil | leilid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | leili | ||
| genitive | leilide | ||
| partitive | leili | leile leilisid | |
| illative | leili leilisse |
leilidesse leilesse | |
| inessive | leilis | leilides leiles | |
| elative | leilist | leilidest leilest | |
| allative | leilile | leilidele leilele | |
| adessive | leilil | leilidel leilel | |
| ablative | leililt | leilidelt leilelt | |
| translative | leiliks | leilideks leileks | |
| terminative | leilini | leilideni | |
| essive | leilina | leilidena | |
| abessive | leilita | leilideta | |
| comitative | leiliga | leilidega | |