aatelik

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːtelik/, [ˈɑːtːeˌlʲikˑ]

Adjective

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

1. noble (having honourable qualities)

Declension

Declension of aatelik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length 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

• 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