kalamees

Estonian

Etymology

From kala (“fish”) +‎ mees (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑmeːs/, [ˈkɑlɑmeːs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧mees

Noun

kalamees (genitive kalamehe, partitive kalameest)

1. fisherman, fisher

   Kalamehed olid juba varahommikust kohal.

   Fishermen were there since early morning.

Declension

Declension of kalamees (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kalamees	kalamehed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalamehe
genitive			kalameeste
partitive		kalameest	kalamehi
illative		kalamehesse	kalameestesse kalamehisse
inessive		kalamehes	kalameestes kalamehis
elative		kalamehest	kalameestest kalamehist
allative		kalamehele	kalameestele kalamehile
adessive		kalamehel	kalameestel kalamehil
ablative		kalamehelt	kalameestelt kalamehilt
translative		kalameheks	kalameesteks kalamehiks
terminative		kalameheni	kalameesteni
essive		kalamehena	kalameestena
abessive		kalameheta	kalameesteta
comitative		kalamehega	kalameestega

Related terms

• kalamehejutt
• kalamehekummik
• kalamehesaapad
• kalamehesõlm