tõrvik
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Estonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
tõrvik (genitive tõrviku, partitive tõrvikut)
- torch (stick with flame at one end)
- Synonyms: tõrvalont, tuletungal, tungal
Declension
| Declension of tõrvik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tõrvik | tõrvikud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | tõrviku | ||
| genitive | tõrvikute | ||
| partitive | tõrvikut | tõrvikuid | |
| illative | tõrvikusse | tõrvikutesse tõrvikuisse | |
| inessive | tõrvikus | tõrvikutes tõrvikuis | |
| elative | tõrvikust | tõrvikutest tõrvikuist | |
| allative | tõrvikule | tõrvikutele tõrvikuile | |
| adessive | tõrvikul | tõrvikutel tõrvikuil | |
| ablative | tõrvikult | tõrvikutelt tõrvikuilt | |
| translative | tõrvikuks | tõrvikuteks tõrvikuiks | |
| terminative | tõrvikuni | tõrvikuteni | |
| essive | tõrvikuna | tõrvikutena | |
| abessive | tõrvikuta | tõrvikuteta | |
| comitative | tõrvikuga | tõrvikutega | |
Further reading
- “tõrvik”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “tõrvik”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “tõrvik”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- tõrvik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)