kriit
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German krite, ultimately from Latin crēta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kriit (genitive kriidi, partitive kriiti)
- (uncountable) chalk (soft, white, powdery limestone)
- Pulbril on kergelt kriidi maitse, kuid ta pole ebameeldiv.
- The powder has a slight taste of chalk, but it's not unpleasant.
- (countable) chalk (piece of chalk)
- Lastele meeldis kriidiga asfaldile joonistada.
- The children like to draw on the pavement with chalk.
- (geology) Cretaceous
- Synonym: kriidiajastu
Declension
[edit]Declension of kriit (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kriit | kriidid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kriidi | ||
genitive | kriitide | ||
partitive | kriiti | kriite kriitisid | |
illative | kriiti kriidisse |
kriitidesse kriidesse | |
inessive | kriidis | kriitides kriides | |
elative | kriidist | kriitidest kriidest | |
allative | kriidile | kriitidele kriidele | |
adessive | kriidil | kriitidel kriidel | |
ablative | kriidilt | kriitidelt kriidelt | |
translative | kriidiks | kriitideks kriideks | |
terminative | kriidini | kriitideni | |
essive | kriidina | kriitidena | |
abessive | kriidita | kriitideta | |
comitative | kriidiga | kriitidega |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Categories:
- Estonian terms derived from Middle Low German
- Estonian terms derived from Latin
- Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Estonian/iːt
- Rhymes:Estonian/iːt/1 syllable
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian uncountable nouns
- Estonian terms with usage examples
- Estonian countable nouns
- et:Geology
- Estonian riik-type nominals
- et:Rocks
- et:Writing instruments