küüslauk

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Küüslauk

Etymology

From küüs (claw, clove) +‎ lauk (leek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːslɑu̯k/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑuk
  • Hyphenation: küüs‧lauk

Noun

küüslauk (genitive küüslaugu, partitive küüslauku)

  1. garlic
    1. (botany) A pungent plant with a bulb consisting of small, nail-like cloves, used in cooking and medicine (Allium sativum).
      Koduaias kasvavat küüslauku haigused ja kahjurid eriti ei tülita.
      Pests and diseases don't really bother with a garlic plant growing in your home garden.
    2. The pungent and spicy part of a garlic plant as a food.
      Ma ei söö sibulat ega küüslauku.
      I don't eat onion or garlic.

Declension

Declension of küüslauk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative küüslauk küüslaugud
accusative nom.
gen. küüslaugu
genitive küüslaukude
partitive küüslauku küüslauke
küüslaukusid
illative küüslauku
küüslaugusse
küüslaukudesse
küüslaugesse
inessive küüslaugus küüslaukudes
küüslauges
elative küüslaugust küüslaukudest
küüslaugest
allative küüslaugule küüslaukudele
küüslaugele
adessive küüslaugul küüslaukudel
küüslaugel
ablative küüslaugult küüslaukudelt
küüslaugelt
translative küüslauguks küüslaukudeks
küüslaugeks
terminative küüslauguni küüslaukudeni
essive küüslauguna küüslaukudena
abessive küüslauguta küüslaukudeta
comitative küüslauguga küüslaukudega

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