sanskrit
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Estonian
Etymology
From Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).
Pronunciation
Noun
sanskrit (genitive sanskriti, partitive sanskritti)
- the Sanskrit language
- Synonym: sanskriti keel
Declension
Declension of sanskrit (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanskrit | — |
| genitive | sanskriti | — |
| partitive | sanskritti | — |
| illative | sanskritisse | — |
| inessive | sanskritis | — |
| elative | sanskritist | — |
| allative | sanskritile | — |
| adessive | sanskritil | — |
| ablative | sanskritilt | — |
| translative | sanskritiks | — |
| terminative | sanskritini | — |
| essive | sanskritina | — |
| abessive | sanskritita | — |
| comitative | sanskritiga | — |
Derived terms
References
- sanskrit in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “sanskrit”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English Sanskrit, from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).
Pronunciation
Noun
sanskrit
- The Sanskrit language.
Declension
| Inflection of sanskrit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanskrit | — | ||
| genitive | sanskritin | — | ||
| partitive | sanskritia | — | ||
| illative | sanskritiin | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | sanskrit | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | sanskrit | — | |
| gen. | sanskritin | |||
| genitive | sanskritin | — | ||
| partitive | sanskritia | — | ||
| inessive | sanskritissa | — | ||
| elative | sanskritista | — | ||
| illative | sanskritiin | — | ||
| adessive | sanskritilla | — | ||
| ablative | sanskritilta | — | ||
| allative | sanskritille | — | ||
| essive | sanskritina | — | ||
| translative | sanskritiksi | — | ||
| abessive | sanskrititta | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “sanskrit”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Pronunciation
Noun
sanskrit m (uncountable)
- the Sanskrit language
Adjective
sanskrit (feminine sanskrite, masculine plural sanskrits, feminine plural sanskrites)
- Sanskrit
- la langue sanskrite ― the Sanskrit language
Further reading
- “sanskrit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
sanskrit m (definite singular sanskriten) (uncountable)
- The Sanskrit language
References
- “sanskrit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
sanskrit m (definite singular sanskriten) (uncountable)
- The Sanskrit language
References
- “sanskrit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.