kaotus

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Estonian

Etymology

kaotama (“to lose”) +‎ -us

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑo̯tus/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑo̯tus
  • Hyphenation: kao‧tus

Noun

kaotus (genitive kaotuse, partitive kaotust)

  1. loss
    teadvusekaotus ― loss of consciousness
    Vanematele oli ainukese tütre kaotus rängaks hoobiks.
    For the parents, the loss of their only daughter was a big blow.
    1. (in the plural) losses, damage; casualties (dismounted troops and military equipment in combat)
  2. defeat
    Synonym: lüüasaamine
    Antonym: võit

Declension

Declension of kaotus (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaotus kaotused
accusative nom.
gen. kaotuse
genitive kaotuste
partitive kaotust kaotusi
illative kaotusse
kaotusesse 		kaotustesse
kaotusisse
inessive kaotuses kaotustes
kaotusis
elative kaotusest kaotustest
kaotusist
allative kaotusele kaotustele
kaotusile
adessive kaotusel kaotustel
kaotusil
ablative kaotuselt kaotustelt
kaotusilt
translative kaotuseks kaotusteks
kaotusiks
terminative kaotuseni kaotusteni
essive kaotusena kaotustena
abessive kaotuseta kaotusteta
comitative kaotusega kaotustega
Declension of kaotus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaotus kaotused
accusative nom.
gen. kaotuse
genitive kaotuste
partitive kaotust kaotuseid
illative kaotusesse kaotustesse
kaotuseisse
inessive kaotuses kaotustes
kaotuseis
elative kaotusest kaotustest
kaotuseist
allative kaotusele kaotustele
kaotuseile
adessive kaotusel kaotustel
kaotuseil
ablative kaotuselt kaotustelt
kaotuseilt
translative kaotuseks kaotusteks
kaotuseiks
terminative kaotuseni kaotusteni
essive kaotusena kaotustena
abessive kaotuseta kaotusteta
comitative kaotusega kaotustega

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “defeat”): võit

Compounds

References

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

Ingrian

Etymology

From kaottaa (“to reduce the number of rows”) +‎ -us. Akin to Estonian kaotus (“loss”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaotus

  1. reduction of the number of rows in sewing (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of kaotus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaotus kaotukset
genitive kaotuksen kaotuksiin
partitive kaotusta, kaotust kaotuksia
illative kaotuksee kaotuksii
inessive kaotuksees kaotuksiis
elative kaotuksest kaotuksist
allative kaotukselle kaotuksille
adessive kaotukseel kaotuksiil
ablative kaotukselt kaotuksilt
translative kaotukseks kaotuksiks
essive kaotuksenna, kaotukseen kaotuksinna, kaotuksiin
exessive1) kaotuksent kaotuksint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 134
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