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Estonian
Etymology
leppima + -ng
Pronunciation
Noun
leping (genitive lepingu, partitive lepingut)
- contract, pact (a document that defines the obligations and rights of parties to an agreement between individuals, institutions, etc.)
- Synonym: (colloquial) kontraht
1926-1933, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, chapter XXVI, in Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice), page 167:Tuppa minnes olid kõik kolm ühesuguselt õnnelikud, et nad olid isekeskis suure ja saladausliku lepingu kinnitanud, mis oli sihitud peaaegu isa vastu.- When they went to their rooms, all three were equally happy that they had made a great and secret pact between themselves, almost aimed at their father.
Declension
References
- leping in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “leping”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009