uks
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *uksi, possibly of Baltic origin.
Noun
uks (genitive ukse, partitive ust)
Declension
| Declension of uks (ÕS type 14/uus, d/t-ø-s gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | uks | uksed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ukse | ||
| genitive | uste | ||
| partitive | ust | uksi | |
| illative | uksde uksesse |
ustesse uksisse | |
| inessive | ukses | ustes uksis | |
| elative | uksest | ustest uksist | |
| allative | uksele | ustele uksile | |
| adessive | uksel | ustel uksil | |
| ablative | ukselt | ustelt uksilt | |
| translative | ukseks | usteks uksiks | |
| terminative | ukseni | usteni | |
| essive | uksena | ustena | |
| abessive | ukseta | usteta | |
| comitative | uksega | ustega | |
Further reading
- “uks”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “uks”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- uks in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Ingrian
Pronunciation
Noun
uks
- Alternative form of uksi
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
- Kummaas poolees heist ono ovi (uks)?
- On which side of them is the ovi (the door)?
Declension
| Declension of uks (type 5/keeli, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | uks | ukset |
| genitive | uksen | uksiin, uksiloin |
| partitive | usta, ust | uksia, uksiloja |
| illative | uksee | uksii, uksiloihe |
| inessive | uksees | uksiis, uksilois |
| elative | uksest | uksist, uksiloist |
| allative | ukselle | uksille, uksiloille |
| adessive | ukseel | uksiil, uksiloil |
| ablative | ukselt | uksilt, uksiloilt |
| translative | ukseks | uksiks, uksiloiks |
| essive | uksenna, ukseen | uksinna, uksiloinna, uksiin, uksiloin |
| exessive1) | uksent | uksint, uksiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 369