riiul
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Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German riōle or reōle.
Pronunciation
Noun
riiul (genitive riiuli, partitive riiulit)
- shelf (flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk etc., and used to support, store or display objects)
Declension
| Declension of riiul (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | riiul | riiulid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | riiuli | ||
| genitive | riiulite | ||
| partitive | riiulit | riiuleid | |
| illative | riiulisse | riiulitesse riiuleisse | |
| inessive | riiulis | riiulites riiuleis | |
| elative | riiulist | riiulitest riiuleist | |
| allative | riiulile | riiulitele riiuleile | |
| adessive | riiulil | riiulitel riiuleil | |
| ablative | riiulilt | riiulitelt riiuleilt | |
| translative | riiuliks | riiuliteks riiuleiks | |
| terminative | riiulini | riiuliteni | |
| essive | riiulina | riiulitena | |
| abessive | riiulita | riiuliteta | |
| comitative | riiuliga | riiulitega | |
Further reading
- “riiul”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “riiul”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “riiul”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- riiul in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)