Kalevipoeg

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Etymology

From Kalev +‎ poeg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑleviˌpoe̯ɡ̊/,
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  • Rhymes: -oeɡ
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧le‧vi‧po‧eg

Proper noun

Kalevipoeg (genitive Kalevipoja, partitive Kalevipoega)

  1. Kalevipoeg (19th century epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald which has since been considered the Estonian national epic)
  2. Kalevipoeg (the protagonist of the poem)

Declension

Declension of Kalevipoeg (ÕS type 22i/külm, g-j gradation)
singular plural
nominative Kalevipoeg Kalevipojad
accusative nom.
gen. Kalevipoja
genitive Kalevipoegade
partitive Kalevipoega Kalevipoegi
Kalevipoegasid
illative Kalevipoega
Kalevipojasse 		Kalevipoegadesse
Kalevipojisse
inessive Kalevipojas Kalevipoegades
Kalevipojis
elative Kalevipojast Kalevipoegadest
Kalevipojist
allative Kalevipojale Kalevipoegadele
Kalevipojile
adessive Kalevipojal Kalevipoegadel
Kalevipojil
ablative Kalevipojalt Kalevipoegadelt
Kalevipojilt
translative Kalevipojaks Kalevipoegadeks
Kalevipojiks
terminative Kalevipojani Kalevipoegadeni
essive Kalevipojana Kalevipoegadena
abessive Kalevipojata Kalevipoegadeta
comitative Kalevipojaga Kalevipoegadega

Further reading

  • “Kalevipoeg”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • “Kalevipoeg”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “Kalevipoeg”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • Kalevipoeg in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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