kuljus

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Estonian

Etymology

Sound-symbolic, from Proto-Finnic *kulku-. Compare Finnish kulkunen, kulku and Karelian kuluine.

Pronunciation

Noun

kuljus (genitive kuljuse, partitive kuljust)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) jingle bell
    Synonyms: kelluke, kõlisti, kell, kulin, kulisti

Declension

Declension of kuljus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kuljus kuljused
accusative nom.
gen. kuljuse
genitive kuljuste
partitive kuljust kuljuseid
illative kuljusesse kuljustesse
kuljuseisse
inessive kuljuses kuljustes
kuljuseis
elative kuljusest kuljustest
kuljuseist
allative kuljusele kuljustele
kuljuseile
adessive kuljusel kuljustel
kuljuseil
ablative kuljuselt kuljustelt
kuljuseilt
translative kuljuseks kuljusteks
kuljuseiks
terminative kuljuseni kuljusteni
essive kuljusena kuljustena
abessive kuljuseta kuljusteta
comitative kuljusega kuljustega

Compounds

References

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