-line

See also: line, Line, líne, and LINE

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from the adessive ending -l with -ne. Cognate to Finnish -llinen.

Suffix

-line (genitive -lise, partitive -list, comparative -lisem, superlative kõige -lisem)

1. derives adjectives from nouns
   1. tõsi (“truth”) → tõeline (“real”)
   2. eri (“special (noun)”) → eriline (“special, different”)
   3. laine (“wave”) → laineline (“wavy”)

Inflection

Declension of -line (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		-line	-lised
accusative	nom.
	gen.	-lise
genitive			-liste
partitive		-list	-lisi
illative		-lisse -lisesse	-listesse -lisisse
inessive		-lises	-listes -lisis
elative		-lisest	-listest -lisist
allative		-lisele	-listele -lisile
adessive		-lisel	-listel -lisil
ablative		-liselt	-listelt -lisilt
translative		-liseks	-listeks -lisiks
terminative		-liseni	-listeni
essive		-lisena	-listena
abessive		-liseta	-listeta
comitative		-lisega	-listega

Derived terms

Estonian terms suffixed with -line