hiiglane

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Etymology

From hiid +‎ -lane.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hiiglane (genitive hiiglase, partitive hiiglast)

  1. giant (large person)
    Synonyms: gigant, hiid, titaan, vägilane, vägimees
  2. giant (large object)

Declension

Declension of hiiglane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hiiglane hiiglased
accusative nom.
gen. hiiglase
genitive hiiglaste
partitive hiiglast hiiglasi
illative hiiglasse
hiiglasesse 		hiiglastesse
hiiglasisse
inessive hiiglases hiiglastes
hiiglasis
elative hiiglasest hiiglastest
hiiglasist
allative hiiglasele hiiglastele
hiiglasile
adessive hiiglasel hiiglastel
hiiglasil
ablative hiiglaselt hiiglastelt
hiiglasilt
translative hiiglaseks hiiglasteks
hiiglasiks
terminative hiiglaseni hiiglasteni
essive hiiglasena hiiglastena
abessive hiiglaseta hiiglasteta
comitative hiiglasega hiiglastega

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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