pärdik

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Estonian

Pärdik (Cercopithecus diana)

Etymology

Probably derived from Pärtel or Pärt, the Estonian name variants of Bartholomew the Apostle. In Estonian folk religion, he was thought to be either an amulet of good luck, or a stupid and dumb prankster and a hooligan. Latvian pērtiķis (“monkey”) is probably borrowed from Estonian.[1] Another theory suggests a borrowing from a Germanic language, whence the Latvian term would also be borrowed.

Pronunciation

Noun

pärdik (genitive pärdiku, partitive pärdikut)

  1. monkey (Cercopithecus)
    1. A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
      1. (by extension) Any other ape.
    2. (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant person; a mischievous child.
      See karvane pärdik oli mu sõbranna mees.
      This hairy monkey was my friend's husband.

Declension

Declension of pärdik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pärdik pärdikud
accusative nom.
gen. pärdiku
genitive pärdikute
partitive pärdikut pärdikuid
illative pärdikusse pärdikutesse
pärdikuisse
inessive pärdikus pärdikutes
pärdikuis
elative pärdikust pärdikutest
pärdikuist
allative pärdikule pärdikutele
pärdikuile
adessive pärdikul pärdikutel
pärdikuil
ablative pärdikult pärdikutelt
pärdikuilt
translative pärdikuks pärdikuteks
pärdikuiks
terminative pärdikuni pärdikuteni
essive pärdikuna pärdikutena
abessive pärdikuta pärdikuteta
comitative pärdikuga pärdikutega

Compounds

Descendants

  • →? Latvian: pērtiķis

References

  1. ^ “pärdik”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

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