lagrits

Estonian

Lagrits

Etymology

From German Lakritze, from Medieval Latin liquiridia, from Latin glycyrriza, ultimately from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑɡ̊rits/, [ˈlɑɡ̊rits]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡrits
• Hyphenation: lag‧rits

Noun

lagrits (genitive lagritsa, partitive lagritsat)

1. licorice/liquorice
   1. A sweet substance obtained from the roots of the plant known as Glycyrrhiza glabra.

      Kurgu kähedust leevendavad taruvaigu pastillid mee ja lagritsaga.

      Propolis throat pastilles with honey and licorice soothe a sore throat.

   2. A black candy containing this substance.

      Ma jumaldan lagritsat ja verivorsti hapukoorega.

      I love licorice and blood sausages with sour cream.

Declension

Declension of lagrits (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		lagrits	lagritsad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	lagritsa
genitive			lagritsate
partitive		lagritsat	lagritsaid
illative		lagritsasse	lagritsatesse lagritsaisse
inessive		lagritsas	lagritsates lagritsais
elative		lagritsast	lagritsatest lagritsaist
allative		lagritsale	lagritsatele lagritsaile
adessive		lagritsal	lagritsatel lagritsail
ablative		lagritsalt	lagritsatelt lagritsailt
translative		lagritsaks	lagritsateks lagritsaiks
terminative		lagritsani	lagritsateni
essive		lagritsana	lagritsatena
abessive		lagritsata	lagritsateta
comitative		lagritsaga	lagritsatega

References

• lagrits in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)