pidu

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pito. Equivalent to pidama +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpid̥u/,
  • Rhymes: -idu
  • Hyphenation: pi‧du

Noun

pidu (genitive peo or pidu, partitive pidu)

  1. party, celebration (social gathering, usually with food, drinks and entertainment)

Declension

Declension of pidu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pidu pidud
accusative nom.
gen. pidu
genitive pidude
partitive pidu pidusid
illative pittu
pidusse
pidudesse
inessive pidus pidudes
elative pidust pidudest
allative pidule pidudele
adessive pidul pidudel
ablative pidult pidudelt
translative piduks pidudeks
terminative piduni pidudeni
essive piduna pidudena
abessive piduta pidudeta
comitative piduga pidudega

References

  • pidu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • pidu”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009