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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *üdin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wideme. Cognate with Finnish ydin (core, kernel; marrow), Karelian yjin, Livvi üdin, Northern Sami ađa ((bone with) marrow) (from Proto-Samic *ëδëm), Erzya удем (uďem, brain, intellect; marrow), Eastern Mari вем (vem, brain; marrow), Udmurt виым (viym, brain; marrow), Komi-Zyrian вем (vem, brain; marrow), Northern Khanty вэԓǝм (wełǝm, marrow; brain; core), Northern Mansi ва̄лм (wālm, brain; marrow) and Hungarian velő (brain; marrow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈyd̥i/, [ˈyd̥ʲi]
  • Rhymes: -yd̥i
  • Hyphenation: ü‧di

Noun

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üdi (genitive üdi, partitive üdi)

  1. marrow, bone marrow (Medulla ossium)
    Synonyms: luuüdi, kondiüdi
    1. core, point, essence
      loo üdithe point of the story

Declension

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Declension of üdi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative üdi üdid
accusative nom.
gen. üdi
genitive üdide
partitive üdi üdisid
illative ütti
üdisse
üdidesse
inessive üdis üdides
elative üdist üdidest
allative üdile üdidele
adessive üdil üdidel
ablative üdilt üdidelt
translative üdiks üdideks
terminative üdini üdideni
essive üdina üdidena
abessive üdita üdideta
comitative üdiga üdidega

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Compounds

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References

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