Estonian edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːtelik/, [ˈɑːtːelʲikˑ]

Adjective edit

aatelik (genitive aateliku, partitive aatelikku, comparative aatelikum, superlative kõige aatelikum or aatelikem)

  1. noble (having honourable qualities)

Declension edit

Declension of aatelik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative aatelik aatelikud
accusative nom.
gen. aateliku
genitive aatelike
aatelikkude
partitive aatelikku aatelikke
aatelikkusid
illative aatelikku
aatelikusse
aatelikesse
aatelikkudesse
inessive aatelikus aatelikes
aatelikkudes
elative aatelikust aatelikest
aatelikkudest
allative aatelikule aatelikele
aatelikkudele
adessive aatelikul aatelikel
aatelikkudel
ablative aatelikult aatelikelt
aatelikkudelt
translative aatelikuks aatelikeks
aatelikkudeks
terminative aatelikuni aatelikeni
aatelikkudeni
essive aatelikuna aatelikena
aatelikkudena
abessive aatelikuta aateliketa
aatelikkudeta
comitative aatelikuga aatelikega
aatelikkudega

References edit

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