püü
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *püü, from Proto-Uralic *püŋe (“hazel hen”). Cognate with Finnish pyy and Hungarian fogoly.
Pronunciation
Noun
püü (genitive püü, partitive püüd)
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
References
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *püü.
Pronunciation
Noun
püü
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