vähk

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vähi, borrowed from Proto-Baltic (whence Latvian vēzis and Lithuanian vėžys).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvæhk/,
Rhymes: -æhk
Hyphenation: vähk

Noun

vähk (genitive vähi, partitive vähki)

crayfish, crawfish
cancer

Declension

Declension of vähk (ÕS type 22e/riik, hk-h gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		vähk	vähid
accusative	nom.	vähk
accusative	gen.	vähi
genitive		vähi	vähkide
partitive		vähki	vähke vähkisid
illative		vähki vähisse	vähkidesse vähesse
inessive		vähis	vähkides vähes
elative		vähist	vähkidest vähest
allative		vähile	vähkidele vähele
adessive		vähil	vähkidel vähel
ablative		vähilt	vähkidelt vähelt
translative		vähiks	vähkideks väheks
terminative		vähini	vähkideni
essive		vähina	vähkidena
abessive		vähita	vähkideta
comitative		vähiga	vähkidega

Derived terms

Vähk

Further reading

vähk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

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