tuletorn

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tuletorn

Alternative forms

Etymology

tuli +‎ torn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuleˌtorn/,
  • Rhymes: -orn
  • Hyphenation: tu‧le‧torn

Noun

tuletorn (genitive tuletorni, partitive tuletorni)

  1. lighthouse (a tower-shaped building with a strong light source at the top, which ensures the safety of navigation and facilitates orientation)
    Synonym: majakas

Declension

Declension of tuletorn (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative tuletorn tuletornid
accusative nom.
gen. tuletorni
genitive tuletornide
partitive tuletorni tuletorne
tuletornisid
illative tuletorni
tuletornisse
tuletornidesse
tuletornesse
inessive tuletornis tuletornides
tuletornes
elative tuletornist tuletornidest
tuletornest
allative tuletornile tuletornidele
tuletornele
adessive tuletornil tuletornidel
tuletornel
ablative tuletornilt tuletornidelt
tuletornelt
translative tuletorniks tuletornideks
tuletorneks
terminative tuletornini tuletornideni
essive tuletornina tuletornidena
abessive tuletornita tuletornideta
comitative tuletorniga tuletornidega

Compounds

References

  • tuletorn in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • tuletorn”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009