välk

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Estonian

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välk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic. Cognate with Finnish välkkyä.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

välk (genitive välgu, partitive välku)

  1. lightning

Declension

Declension of välk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative välk välgud
accusative nom.
gen. välgu
genitive välkude
partitive välku välke
välkusid
illative välku
välgusse 		välkudesse
välgesse
inessive välgus välkudes
välges
elative välgust välkudest
välgest
allative välgule välkudele
välgele
adessive välgul välkudel
välgel
ablative välgult välkudelt
välgelt
translative välguks välkudeks
välgeks
terminative välguni välkudeni
essive välguna välkudena
abessive välguta välkudeta
comitative välguga välkudega

References

  1. ^ “välk”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

Further reading

  • “välk”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • “välk”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “välk”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • välk in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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