hõljum

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Estonian

Etymology

hõlju- +‎ -m

Pronunciation

Noun

hõljum (genitive hõljumi, partitive hõljumit)

  1. (marine biology) plankton (a collection of immobile or slightly mobile organisms floating in a body of water)
    Synonym: plankton
  2. suspension, dredge

Declension

Declension of hõljum (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hõljum hõljumid
accusative nom.
gen. hõljumi
genitive hõljumite
partitive hõljumit hõljumeid
illative hõljumisse hõljumitesse
hõljumeisse
inessive hõljumis hõljumites
hõljumeis
elative hõljumist hõljumitest
hõljumeist
allative hõljumile hõljumitele
hõljumeile
adessive hõljumil hõljumitel
hõljumeil
ablative hõljumilt hõljumitelt
hõljumeilt
translative hõljumiks hõljumiteks
hõljumeiks
terminative hõljumini hõljumiteni
essive hõljumina hõljumitena
abessive hõljumita hõljumiteta
comitative hõljumiga hõljumitega

Compounds

References

  • hõljum in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “hõljum”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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