jõulud

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joulu, from North Germanic, compare Swedish jul and English Yule. The Old Norse form jól (earlier *jǫulu) was a plurale tantum noun, which was retained in Estonian.

Pronunciation

Noun

jõulud (genitive jõulude, partitive jõule)

  1. Christmas

Declension

Declension of jõulud (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative jõulud
accusative nom.
gen.
genitive jõulude
partitive jõule
jõulusid
illative jõuludesse
jõulesse
inessive jõuludes
jõules
elative jõuludest
jõulest
allative jõuludele
jõulele
adessive jõuludel
jõulel
ablative jõuludelt
jõulelt
translative jõuludeks
jõuleks
terminative jõuludeni
essive jõuludena
abessive jõuludeta
comitative jõuludega

Derived terms