tulv

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Estonian

Etymology

From Finnish tulva.

Noun

tulv (genitive tulva, partitive tulva)

  1. flood
    Synonyms: üleujutus, veetulv
  2. (figuratively) rush, surge, inundation

Declension

Declension of tulv (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative tulv tulvad
accusative nom.
gen. tulva
genitive tulvade
partitive tulva tulvi
tulvasid
illative tulva
tulvasse 		tulvadesse
tulvisse
inessive tulvas tulvades
tulvis
elative tulvast tulvadest
tulvist
allative tulvale tulvadele
tulvile
adessive tulval tulvadel
tulvil
ablative tulvalt tulvadelt
tulvilt
translative tulvaks tulvadeks
tulviks
terminative tulvani tulvadeni
essive tulvana tulvadena
abessive tulvata tulvadeta
comitative tulvaga tulvadega

Further reading

  • “tulv”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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