-kond

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kunta. Cognate to Finnish kunta.

Suffix

-kond (genitive -konna, partitive -konda)

  1. Derives nouns indicating a group or community
    ühine "common" → ühiskond "society"
    selts "society" → seltskond "company"
    õhk "air" → õhkkond "atmosphere"
    vennas "brother" → vennaskond "brotherhood"

Declension

Declension of -kond (ÕS type 22i/külm, d-n gradation)
singular plural
nominative -kond -konnad
accusative nom.
gen. -konna
genitive -kondade
partitive -konda -kondi
-kondasid
illative -konda
-konnasse
-kondadesse
-konnisse
inessive -konnas -kondades
-konnis
elative -konnast -kondadest
-konnist
allative -konnale -kondadele
-konnile
adessive -konnal -kondadel
-konnil
ablative -konnalt -kondadelt
-konnilt
translative -konnaks -kondadeks
-konniks
terminative -konnani -kondadeni
essive -konnana -kondadena
abessive -konnata -kondadeta
comitative -konnaga -kondadega

Derived terms