üks

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See also: uks, ükš, uks', and üks'

Estonian

Estonian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: üks
    Ordinal: esimene
    Multiplier: ühekordne
    Distributive: ühekaupa, ükshaaval
    Collective adverbial: üksi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ükci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ükte. Cognates include Finnish yksi.

Pronunciation

Numeral

üks (genitive ühe, partitive üht or ühte)

  1. one

Declension

The partitive singular can also be "üht", mainly when unstressed.

Declension of üks (ÕS type 22/põu, irregular gradation)
singular plural
nominative üks ühed
accusative nom.
gen. ühe
genitive ühtede
partitive ühte ühtesid
illative ühte
ühesse
ühtedesse
inessive ühes ühtedes
elative ühest ühtedest
allative ühele ühtedele
adessive ühel ühtedel
ablative ühelt ühtedelt
translative üheks ühtedeks
terminative üheni ühtedeni
essive ühena ühtedena
abessive üheta ühtedeta
comitative ühega ühtedega

Derived terms

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