pädev

Estonian

Etymology

From pädema + -v, ultimately borrowed from Finnish pätevä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpæd̥ev/, [ˈpæd̥ev]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ædev
  • Hyphenation: pä‧dev

Adjective

pädev (genitive pädeva, partitive pädevat, comparative pädevam, superlative kõige pädevam or pädevaim)

  1. competent, able, qualified, adept, knowledgeable
    Ta on oma ala pädevaim spetsialist.He/she is the most competent specialist in his field.
  2. authoritative
    Ükski teine organ peale kohtu ei ole pädev kodanikku teovõimetuks tunnistama.
    No body other than the court has the authority to declare a citizen incapacitated.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (competent): asjatundlik, kompetentne

Derived terms

Participle

pädev (genitive pädeva, partitive pädevat)

  1. present active participle of pädema

References

  • pädev in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), pädev”, 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)
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