kõri

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Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

kõri (genitive kõri, partitive kõri)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Declension

Declension of kõri (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kõri kõrid
accusative nom.
gen. kõri
genitive kõride
partitive kõri kõrisid
illative kõrri
kõrisse
kõridesse
inessive kõris kõrides
elative kõrist kõridest
allative kõrile kõridele
adessive kõril kõridel
ablative kõrilt kõridelt
translative kõriks kõrideks
terminative kõrini kõrideni
essive kõrina kõridena
abessive kõrita kõrideta
comitative kõriga kõridega

Further reading

  • kõri”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • kõri”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • kõri in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)