armastus

Estonian

Etymology

From armastama +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrmɑstus/, [ˈɑrmɑstus]

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• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑstus
• Hyphenation: ar‧mas‧tus

Noun

armastus (genitive armastuse, partitive armastust)

1. love
   1. A strong affection for somebody or something; a particular interest for something (genitive + vastu).

      Armastuse käänulisel teel leidub alati kive, mille otsa komistada.

      There will always be stones to trip over on the windy road of love.

      Mu süda on tulvil tänulikkust ja armastust.

      My heart is full of gratitude and love.

      Neid seob armastus muusika vastu.

      Their love for music is what connects them.

   2. Sexual intercourse, lovemaking.
   3. (colloquial) A person who is being loved.

      Ma olen abielus oma esimese armastusega.

      I am married to my first love.

Declension

Inflection of armastus (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	armastus	armastused
accusative	armastuse	armastused
genitive	armastuse	armastuste
partitive	armastust	armastusi
illative	armastusse armastusesse	armastustesse armastusisse
inessive	armastuses	armastustes armastusis
elative	armastusest	armastustest armastusist
allative	armastusele	armastustele armastusile
adessive	armastusel	armastustel armastusil
ablative	armastuselt	armastustelt armastusilt
translative	armastuseks	armastusteks armastusiks
terminative	armastuseni	armastusteni
essive	armastusena	armastustena
abessive	armastuseta	armastusteta
comitative	armastusega	armastustega

Derived terms

• armastuskiri
• armastuskolmnurk
• armastusväärne

Related terms

• arm
• armas
• armastama
• armatsema
• armetu
• armsam
• armuke
• armulik
• armuline
• armuma
• armunu
• armutu

 

References

• armastus in Sõnaveeb