põrgu
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Estonian
Etymology
Cognate to Finnish perkele and Votic perkele. Possibly a derivation of pergel, ultimately from the name of the Baltic thunder god; Compare Lithuanian perkūnas and Latvian pērkons. A Germanic origin is also possible, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną, compare Old English byrgan. The Germanic root has possibly mixed with Proto-Slavic *berťi.
Noun
põrgu (genitive põrgu, partitive põrgut)
Declension
| Declension of põrgu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | põrgu | põrgud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | põrgu | ||
| genitive | põrgute | ||
| partitive | põrgut | põrguid | |
| illative | põrgusse | põrgutesse põrguisse | |
| inessive | põrgus | põrgutes põrguis | |
| elative | põrgust | põrgutest põrguist | |
| allative | põrgule | põrgutele põrguile | |
| adessive | põrgul | põrgutel põrguil | |
| ablative | põrgult | põrgutelt põrguilt | |
| translative | põrguks | põrguteks põrguiks | |
| terminative | põrguni | põrguteni | |
| essive | põrguna | põrgutena | |
| abessive | põrguta | põrguteta | |
| comitative | põrguga | põrgutega | |