kõne

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See also: kone and kóneʼ

Estonian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finnic *konëh (magic) (whence Karelian koneh (magic), Finnish kone (machine, trick)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kõne (genitive kõne, partitive kõnet)

  1. speech, speaking
  2. speech, oration, address
  3. phone call
  4. (grammar) polarity (affirmative or negative)

Declension

Declension of kõne (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kõne kõned
accusative nom.
gen. kõne
genitive kõnede
partitive kõnet kõnesid
illative kõnne
kõnesse
kõnedesse
inessive kõnes kõnedes
elative kõnest kõnedest
allative kõnele kõnedele
adessive kõnel kõnedel
ablative kõnelt kõnedelt
translative kõneks kõnedeks
terminative kõneni kõnedeni
essive kõnena kõnedena
abessive kõneta kõnedeta
comitative kõnega kõnedega

Derived terms