ettevaatlik

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Estonian

Etymology

From ette vaatama (to look out, to watch out) +‎ -lik, calque of German vorsichtig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈetːevɑːtlik/,
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːtlik
  • Hyphenation: et‧te‧vaat‧lik

Adjective

ettevaatlik (genitive ettevaatliku, partitive ettevaatlikku, comparative ettevaatlikum, superlative kõige ettevaatlikum or ettevaatlikem)

  1. careful, cautious, wary
    Antonym: ettevaatamatu
    Ole ettevaatlik!Be careful!

Declension

Declension of ettevaatlik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative ettevaatlik ettevaatlikud
accusative nom.
gen. ettevaatliku
genitive ettevaatlike
ettevaatlikkude
partitive ettevaatlikku ettevaatlikke
ettevaatlikkusid
illative ettevaatlikku
ettevaatlikusse
ettevaatlikesse
ettevaatlikkudesse
inessive ettevaatlikus ettevaatlikes
ettevaatlikkudes
elative ettevaatlikust ettevaatlikest
ettevaatlikkudest
allative ettevaatlikule ettevaatlikele
ettevaatlikkudele
adessive ettevaatlikul ettevaatlikel
ettevaatlikkudel
ablative ettevaatlikult ettevaatlikelt
ettevaatlikkudelt
translative ettevaatlikuks ettevaatlikeks
ettevaatlikkudeks
terminative ettevaatlikuni ettevaatlikeni
ettevaatlikkudeni
essive ettevaatlikuna ettevaatlikena
ettevaatlikkudena
abessive ettevaatlikuta ettevaatliketa
ettevaatlikkudeta
comitative ettevaatlikuga ettevaatlikega
ettevaatlikkudega

Derived terms

References

  • ettevaatlik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ettevaatlik”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009