Baltimaad

Estonian

Etymology

Balti +‎ maa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɑlʲtiˌmɑːd̥/, [ˈb̥ɑlʲtʲiˌmɑːd̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑːd
• Hyphenation: Bal‧ti‧maad

• Audio (Haapsalu, Estonia):

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Proper noun

Baltimaad (genitive Baltimaade, partitive Baltimaid or Baltimaasid)

1. (plural only) Baltic, the Baltics, the Baltic states (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states)

   Synonyms: Balti riigid, Baltikum

   • 1989, “The Baltics Are Waking Up”, V. Pavlovskis, H. Karmo (lyrics), B. Rezņiks (music):

     Ärgake Baltimaad, ärgake Baltimaad, Leedumaa, Lätimaa, Eestimaa!

     Wake up Baltic states, wake up Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia!

Declension

Declension of Baltimaad (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		—	Baltimaad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	—
genitive			Baltimaade
partitive		—	Baltimaid Baltimaasid
illative		—	Baltimaadesse Baltimaisse
inessive		—	Baltimaades Baltimais
elative		—	Baltimaadest Baltimaist
allative		—	Baltimaadele Baltimaile
adessive		—	Baltimaadel Baltimail
ablative		—	Baltimaadelt Baltimailt
translative		—	Baltimaadeks Baltimaiks
terminative		—	Baltimaadeni
essive		—	Baltimaadena
abessive		—	Baltimaadeta
comitative		—	Baltimaadega

Derived terms

• baltimaalane

References

• Baltimaad in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Baltimaad”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN