pärdik
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Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably derived from Pärtel or Pärt, the Estonian name variants of Bartholomew the Apostle. In Estonian folk religion, he was thought to be either an amulet of good luck, or a stupid and dumb prankster and a hooligan. Latvian pērtiķis (“monkey”) is probably borrowed from Estonian.[1] Another theory suggests a borrowing from a Germanic language, whence the Latvian term would also be borrowed.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pärdik (genitive pärdiku, partitive pärdikut)
- monkey (Cercopithecus)
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
- (by extension) Any other ape.
- (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant person; a mischievous child.
- See karvane pärdik oli mu sõbranna mees.
- This hairy monkey was my friend's husband.
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of pärdik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pärdik | pärdikud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | pärdiku | ||
| genitive | pärdikute | ||
| partitive | pärdikut | pärdikuid | |
| illative | pärdikusse | pärdikutesse pärdikuisse | |
| inessive | pärdikus | pärdikutes pärdikuis | |
| elative | pärdikust | pärdikutest pärdikuist | |
| allative | pärdikule | pärdikutele pärdikuile | |
| adessive | pärdikul | pärdikutel pärdikuil | |
| ablative | pärdikult | pärdikutelt pärdikuilt | |
| translative | pärdikuks | pärdikuteks pärdikuiks | |
| terminative | pärdikuni | pärdikuteni | |
| essive | pärdikuna | pärdikutena | |
| abessive | pärdikuta | pärdikuteta | |
| comitative | pärdikuga | pärdikutega | |
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- →? Latvian: pērtiķis