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Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvæhemɑlt/,
- Rhymes: -ɑlt
- Hyphenation: vä‧he‧malt
Etymology 1
vähem + -lt
Adverb
vähemalt (not comparable)
- at least
- Synonym: vähemasti
- Kokku tuli vähemalt 50 inimest. ― At least 50 people came in total.
- Igale lapsele anti vähemalt keskkooliharidus. ― Every child got at least a secondary school education.
- Tahaks reisida, vähemalt Eesti piirides. ― I'd like to travel, at least within Estonia.
- Kui sa muust ei hooli, siis mõtle vähemalt laste peale. ― If you don't care about anything else, at least think about the children.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
vähemalt
- ablative singular of vähem
References
- vähemalt in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “vähemalt”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009