-line

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See also: line, Line, líne, and LINE

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from the adessive ending -l with -ne. Cognate to Finnish -llinen.

Suffix

-line (genitive -lise, partitive -list, comparative -lisem, superlative kõige -lisem)

  1. derives adjectives from nouns
    1. tõsi (“truth”) → tõeline (“real”)
    2. eri (“special (noun)”) → eriline (“special, different”)
    3. laine (“wave”) → laineline (“wavy”)

Inflection

Declension of -line (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative -line -lised
accusative nom.
gen. -lise
genitive -liste
partitive -list -lisi
illative -lisse
-lisesse 		-listesse
-lisisse
inessive -lises -listes
-lisis
elative -lisest -listest
-lisist
allative -lisele -listele
-lisile
adessive -lisel -listel
-lisil
ablative -liselt -listelt
-lisilt
translative -liseks -listeks
-lisiks
terminative -liseni -listeni
essive -lisena -listena
abessive -liseta -listeta
comitative -lisega -listega

Derived terms

Estonian terms suffixed with -line
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