pilv

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See also: pil'v and pilv'

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *pilvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pilwe. Cognate with Finnish pilvi and Hungarian felhő.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpilv/,
  • Rhymes: -ilv
  • Hyphenation: pilv

Noun

pilv (genitive pilve, partitive pilve)

  1. cloud

Declension

Declension of pilv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative pilv pilved
accusative nom.
gen. pilve
genitive pilvede
partitive pilve pilvi
pilvesid
illative pilve
pilvesse
pilvedesse
pilvisse
inessive pilves pilvedes
pilvis
elative pilvest pilvedest
pilvist
allative pilvele pilvedele
pilvile
adessive pilvel pilvedel
pilvil
ablative pilvelt pilvedelt
pilvilt
translative pilveks pilvedeks
pilviks
terminative pilveni pilvedeni
essive pilvena pilvedena
abessive pilveta pilvedeta
comitative pilvega pilvedega

Derived terms

References

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