harakas

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Harakas (Pica pica)
Haraka leviala

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harakka, derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ (whence modern Lithuanian šarka, compare also Russian соро́ка (soróka)), see there for further etymology. Cognates include Finnish harakka, Livonian arāgõz, Votic aragõ, Ingrian and Karelian harakka, Livvi harakku, Ludian and Veps harag.

Pronunciation

Noun

harakas (genitive haraka, partitive harakat)

  1. magpie (bird of the genus Pica)
  2. Eurasian magpie, common magpie (Pica pica)

Declension

Declension of harakas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative harakas harakad
accusative nom.
gen. haraka
genitive harakate
partitive harakat harakaid
illative harakasse harakatesse
harakaisse
inessive harakas harakates
harakais
elative harakast harakatest
harakaist
allative harakale harakatele
harakaile
adessive harakal harakatel
harakail
ablative harakalt harakatelt
harakailt
translative harakaks harakateks
harakaiks
terminative harakani harakateni
essive harakana harakatena
abessive harakata harakateta
comitative harakaga harakatega

Compounds

References

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