haldjas

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *haltijas, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*haldijaʀ). Compare Finnish haltija.

Pronunciation

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Noun

haldjas (genitive haldja, partitive haldjat)

  1. fairy (mythical being)
    Synonyms: geenius, kaitsevaim
  2. elf (magical, typically forest-guarding creature)

Declension

Declension of haldjas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative haldjas haldjad
accusative nom.
gen. haldja
genitive haldjate
partitive haldjat haldjaid
illative haldjasse haldjatesse
haldjaisse
inessive haldjas haldjates
haldjais
elative haldjast haldjatest
haldjaist
allative haldjale haldjatele
haldjaile
adessive haldjal haldjatel
haldjail
ablative haldjalt haldjatelt
haldjailt
translative haldjaks haldjateks
haldjaiks
terminative haldjani haldjateni
essive haldjana haldjatena
abessive haldjata haldjateta
comitative haldjaga haldjatega

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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