fossiil
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fossiil (genitive fossiili, partitive fossiili)
- fossil (mineralized remains of ancient plant or animal)
- (figurative) fossil (something very old, extinct, outdated)
Declension
Declension of fossiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fossiil | fossiilid |
| genitive | fossiili | fossiilide |
| partitive | fossiili | fossiile fossiilisid |
| illative | fossiili fossiilisse |
fossiilidesse fossiilesse |
| inessive | fossiilis | fossiilides fossiiles |
| elative | fossiilist | fossiilidest fossiilest |
| allative | fossiilile | fossiilidele fossiilele |
| adessive | fossiilil | fossiilidel fossiilel |
| ablative | fossiililt | fossiilidelt fossiilelt |
| translative | fossiiliks | fossiilideks fossiileks |
| terminative | fossiilini | fossiilideni |
| essive | fossiilina | fossiilidena |
| abessive | fossiilita | fossiilideta |
| comitative | fossiiliga | fossiilidega |
Further reading
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “fossiil”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
- fossiil in Sõnaveeb
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.