kolm

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Estonian

Estonian numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: kolm
    Ordinal: kolmas
    Multiplier: kolmekordne
    Distributive: kolmekaupa
    Collective: kolmik
    Collective adverbial: kolmekesi
    Fractional: kolmandik

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kolme. Cognates include Finnish kolme, Northern Khanty хәԯум (həłum), Northern Mansi хӯрум (hūrum) and Hungarian három.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolm/,
  • Rhymes: -olm
  • Hyphenation: kolm

Numeral

kolm (genitive kolme, partitive kolme)

  1. three

Declension

Declension of kolm (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kolm kolmed
accusative nom.
gen. kolme
genitive kolmede
partitive kolme kolmi
kolmesid
illative kolme
kolmesse
kolmedesse
kolmisse
inessive kolmes kolmedes
kolmis
elative kolmest kolmedest
kolmist
allative kolmele kolmedele
kolmile
adessive kolmel kolmedel
kolmil
ablative kolmelt kolmedelt
kolmilt
translative kolmeks kolmedeks
kolmiks
terminative kolmeni kolmedeni
essive kolmena kolmedena
abessive kolmeta kolmedeta
comitative kolmega kolmedega

Derived terms

References

Võro

Võro cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : kolm
    Ordinal : kolmas

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kolmi.

Numeral

kolm (genitive kolmõ, partitive kolmõ)

  1. three

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.