Alžiir

Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈʒ̊iːr/, [ɑlˈʒ̊iːr]
• Rhymes: -iːr
• Hyphenation: Al‧žiir

Proper noun

Alžiir (genitive Alžiiri, partitive Alžiiri)

1. Algiers (the capital and largest city of Algeria)

Declension

Declension of Alžiir (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Alžiir	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Alžiiri
genitive			—
partitive		Alžiiri	—
illative		Alžiiri Alžiirisse	—
inessive		Alžiiris	—
elative		Alžiirist	—
allative		Alžiirile	—
adessive		Alžiiril	—
ablative		Alžiirilt	—
translative		Alžiiriks	—
terminative		Alžiirini	—
essive		Alžiirina	—
abessive		Alžiirita	—
comitative		Alžiiriga	—

References

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