peegel
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Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German spēgel, ultimately from Latin speculum.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
peegel (genitive peegli, partitive peeglit)
- mirror
- A smooth surface (usually glass coated with a thin layer of metal) reflecting light, that creates a clear image of people and objects.
- Mine pimedasse ruumi kus on peegel.
- Go into a dark room with a mirror.
- (optics) A part of an optical instrument.
- (figuratively) An event, person, or object reflecting the essence of something.
- Ajakirjandus on ühiskonna peegel.
- The press is the mirror of society.
- Börs on riigi majanduse peegel.
- The stock market is the mirror of a country's economy.
- A smooth surface (usually glass coated with a thin layer of metal) reflecting light, that creates a clear image of people and objects.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of peegel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | peegel | peeglid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | peegli | ||
| genitive | peeglite | ||
| partitive | peeglit | peegleid | |
| illative | peeglisse | peeglitesse peegleisse | |
| inessive | peeglis | peeglites peegleis | |
| elative | peeglist | peeglitest peegleist | |
| allative | peeglile | peeglitele peegleile | |
| adessive | peeglil | peeglitel peegleil | |
| ablative | peeglilt | peeglitelt peegleilt | |
| translative | peegliks | peegliteks peegleiks | |
| terminative | peeglini | peegliteni | |
| essive | peeglina | peeglitena | |
| abessive | peeglita | peegliteta | |
| comitative | peegliga | peeglitega | |