õde

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Estonian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly an irregular variant of sõtse (paternal aunt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɤd̥e/,
  • Rhymes: -ɤde
  • Hyphenation: õ‧de

Noun

õde (genitive õe, partitive õde)

  1. sister
  2. nurse

Declension

Declension of õde (ÕS type 18/nägu, d-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative õde õed
accusative nom.
gen. õe
genitive õdede
partitive õde õdesid
illative õtte
õesse
õdedesse
inessive ões õdedes
elative õest õdedest
allative õele õdedele
adessive õel õdedel
ablative õelt õdedelt
translative õeks õdedeks
terminative õeni õdedeni
essive õena õdedena
abessive õeta õdedeta
comitative õega õdedega

Compounds

References

  • õde in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • õde”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009