fossiil

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Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

fossiil (genitive fossiili, partitive fossiili)

  1. fossil (mineralized remains of ancient plant or animal)
  2. (figurative) fossil (something very old, extinct, outdated)

Declension

Declension of fossiil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative fossiil fossiilid
accusative nom.
gen. fossiili
genitive fossiilide
partitive fossiili fossiile
fossiilisid
illative fossiili
fossiilisse
fossiilidesse
fossiilesse
inessive fossiilis fossiilides
fossiiles
elative fossiilist fossiilidest
fossiilest
allative fossiilile fossiilidele
fossiilele
adessive fossiilil fossiilidel
fossiilel
ablative fossiililt fossiilidelt
fossiilelt
translative fossiiliks fossiilideks
fossiileks
terminative fossiilini fossiilideni
essive fossiilina fossiilidena
abessive fossiilita fossiilideta
comitative fossiiliga fossiilidega

Further reading

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