leegiheitja

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Estonian

Etymology

leek (flame) +‎ heitma (to cast, to throw) +‎ -ja

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleˑɡ̊iˌhei̯tjɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -eitjɑ
  • Hyphenation: lee‧gi‧heit‧ja

Noun

leegiheitja (genitive leegiheitja, partitive leegiheitjat)

  1. (military) flamethrower (a weapon for destroying an opponent with a jet of petrol, napalm or other combustible propellant)

Declension

Declension of leegiheitja (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative leegiheitja leegiheitjad
accusative nom.
gen. leegiheitja
genitive leegiheitjate
partitive leegiheitjat leegiheitjaid
illative leegiheitjasse leegiheitjatesse
leegiheitjaisse
inessive leegiheitjas leegiheitjates
leegiheitjais
elative leegiheitjast leegiheitjatest
leegiheitjaist
allative leegiheitjale leegiheitjatele
leegiheitjaile
adessive leegiheitjal leegiheitjatel
leegiheitjail
ablative leegiheitjalt leegiheitjatelt
leegiheitjailt
translative leegiheitjaks leegiheitjateks
leegiheitjaiks
terminative leegiheitjani leegiheitjateni
essive leegiheitjana leegiheitjatena
abessive leegiheitjata leegiheitjateta
comitative leegiheitjaga leegiheitjatega

References

  • leegiheitja in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • leegiheitja”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009