Estonian

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see Finnish radikaalinen), ultimately from Late Latin rādīcālis and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -ne.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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radikaalne (genitive radikaalse, partitive radikaalset, comparative radikaalsem, superlative kõige radikaalsem or radikaalseim)

  1. radical

Declension

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Declension of radikaalne (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative radikaalne radikaalsed
accusative nom.
gen. radikaalse
genitive radikaalsete
partitive radikaalset radikaalseid
illative radikaalsesse radikaalsetesse
radikaalseisse
inessive radikaalses radikaalsetes
radikaalseis
elative radikaalsest radikaalsetest
radikaalseist
allative radikaalsele radikaalsetele
radikaalseile
adessive radikaalsel radikaalsetel
radikaalseil
ablative radikaalselt radikaalsetelt
radikaalseilt
translative radikaalseks radikaalseteks
radikaalseiks
terminative radikaalseni radikaalseteni
essive radikaalsena radikaalsetena
abessive radikaalseta radikaalseteta
comitative radikaalsega radikaalsetega

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • radikaalne”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • radikaalne”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • radikaalne in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)