püü

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See also: puu and pu'u

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *püü, from Proto-Uralic *püŋe (“hazel hen”). Cognate with Finnish pyy and Hungarian fogoly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

püü (genitive püü, partitive püüd)

  1. partridge

Declension

Declension of püü (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative püü püüd
accusative nom.
gen. püü
genitive püüde
partitive püüd püüsid
illative püüsse püüdesse
inessive püüs püüdes
elative püüst püüdest
allative püüle püüdele
adessive püül püüdel
ablative püült püüdelt
translative püüks püüdeks
terminative püüni püüdeni
essive püüna püüdena
abessive püüta püüdeta
comitative püüga püüdega

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “püü”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “püü”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • püü in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *püü, from Proto-Uralic *püŋe.

Noun

püü

  1. hazel grouse, hazel hen

References

  • Miikul Pahomov (2016) “püü”, in Учебный словарь литературного людиковского языка‎

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *püü.

Pronunciation

Noun

püü

  1. hazel grouse

Inflection

Declension of püü (type I/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative püü püüd
genitive püü püije
partitive püüte püite
illative pühhü, pühüse püise
inessive püüz püiz
elative püüsse püisse
allative püüle püile
adessive püülle püille
ablative püülte püilte
translative püüssi püissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “püü”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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