nirk

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English

Etymology

From Hindi , from Persian.

Noun

nirk (plural nirks)

  1. (India, historical) A tariff, rate, or current price, especially one established by authority.

Alternative forms

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nirkki.

Noun

nirk (genitive nirgi, partitive nirki)

  1. least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Declension

Declension of nirk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative nirk nirgid
accusative nom.
gen. nirgi
genitive nirkide
partitive nirki nirke
nirkisid
illative nirki
nirgisse 		nirkidesse
nirgesse
inessive nirgis nirkides
nirges
elative nirgist nirkidest
nirgest
allative nirgile nirkidele
nirgele
adessive nirgil nirkidel
nirgel
ablative nirgilt nirkidelt
nirgelt
translative nirgiks nirkideks
nirgeks
terminative nirgini nirkideni
essive nirgina nirkidena
abessive nirgita nirkideta
comitative nirgiga nirkidega

Further reading

  • “nirk”, 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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