inhibiitor

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Estonian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin inhibitor, from Latin inhibeō (to restrain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inhiˈb̥iːtor/,
  • Rhymes: -iːtor
  • Hyphenation: in‧hi‧bii‧tor

Noun

inhibiitor (genitive inhibiitori, partitive inhibiitorit)

  1. (biology, chemistry) inhibitor (a substance that inhibits a biological process or chemical reaction)
    Antonym: stimulaator

Declension

Declension of inhibiitor (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative inhibiitor inhibiitorid
accusative nom.
gen. inhibiitori
genitive inhibiitorite
partitive inhibiitorit inhibiitoreid
illative inhibiitorisse inhibiitoritesse
inhibiitoreisse
inessive inhibiitoris inhibiitorites
inhibiitoreis
elative inhibiitorist inhibiitoritest
inhibiitoreist
allative inhibiitorile inhibiitoritele
inhibiitoreile
adessive inhibiitoril inhibiitoritel
inhibiitoreil
ablative inhibiitorilt inhibiitoritelt
inhibiitoreilt
translative inhibiitoriks inhibiitoriteks
inhibiitoreiks
terminative inhibiitorini inhibiitoriteni
essive inhibiitorina inhibiitoritena
abessive inhibiitorita inhibiitoriteta
comitative inhibiitoriga inhibiitoritega

References

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