kuusk
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Estonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kuusi, from Proto-Uralic *kowse. The strong stem may be analogical, perhaps based on kask : kase- (“birch”).
Noun
kuusk (genitive kuuse, partitive kuuske)
Declension
| Declension of kuusk (ÕS type 22i/külm, k-ø gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuusk | kuused | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kuuse | ||
| genitive | kuuskede | ||
| partitive | kuuske | kuuski kuuskesid | |
| illative | kuuske kuusesse |
kuuskedesse kuusisse | |
| inessive | kuuses | kuuskedes kuusis | |
| elative | kuusest | kuuskedest kuusist | |
| allative | kuusele | kuuskedele kuusile | |
| adessive | kuusel | kuuskedel kuusil | |
| ablative | kuuselt | kuuskedelt kuusilt | |
| translative | kuuseks | kuuskedeks kuusiks | |
| terminative | kuuseni | kuuskedeni | |
| essive | kuusena | kuuskedena | |
| abessive | kuuseta | kuuskedeta | |
| comitative | kuusega | kuuskedega | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kuusk”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “kuusk”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kuusk”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- kuusk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)