kõri
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kori"
Estonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
kõri (genitive kõri, partitive kõri)
Declension
| Declension of kõri (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kõri | kõrid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kõri | ||
| genitive | kõride | ||
| partitive | kõri | kõrisid | |
| illative | kõrri kõrisse |
kõridesse | |
| inessive | kõris | kõrides | |
| elative | kõrist | kõridest | |
| allative | kõrile | kõridele | |
| adessive | kõril | kõridel | |
| ablative | kõrilt | kõridelt | |
| translative | kõriks | kõrideks | |
| terminative | kõrini | kõrideni | |
| essive | kõrina | kõridena | |
| abessive | kõrita | kõrideta | |
| comitative | kõriga | kõridega | |
Further reading
- “kõri”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “kõri”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- kõri in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)