ädal
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Estonian
Etymology
Derived from a Baltic language, compare Latvian atāls, Lithuanian atólas and Old Prussian attolis.[1][2][3]
Cognate with Livonian addõl (“aftermath”).[1][4][5]
Pronunciation
Noun
ädal (genitive ädala, partitive ädalat)
- aftergrass, aftermath (regrown grass after mowing or grazing)
- an area where aftergrass grows
- Kari sööb ädalal. ― The herd is grazing on the aftergrass meadow.
- an area where aftergrass grows
Declension
| Declension of ädal (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ädal | ädalad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ädala | ||
| genitive | ädalate | ||
| partitive | ädalat | ädalaid | |
| illative | ädalasse | ädalatesse ädalaisse | |
| inessive | ädalas | ädalates ädalais | |
| elative | ädalast | ädalatest ädalaist | |
| allative | ädalale | ädalatele ädalaile | |
| adessive | ädalal | ädalatel ädalail | |
| ablative | ädalalt | ädalatelt ädalailt | |
| translative | ädalaks | ädalateks ädalaiks | |
| terminative | ädalani | ädalateni | |
| essive | ädalana | ädalatena | |
| abessive | ädalata | ädalateta | |
| comitative | ädalaga | ädalatega | |
Derived terms
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ädal”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- ^ Vilh. Thomsen (1890) Beröringer mellem de finske og de baltiske (litauisk-lettiske) Sprog, København
- ^ Jalo Kalima (1936) Itämerensuomalaisten kielten balttilaiset lainasanat. Helsinki.
- ^ Lauri Kettunen (1938) Livisches Wörterbuch mit grammatischer Einleitung, Helsinki, page 2
- ^ Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch