arukas

Estonian

Etymology

aru +‎ -kas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrukɑs/, [ˈɑrukˑɑs]
• Rhymes: -ɑrukɑs
• Hyphenation: aru‧kas

Adjective

arukas (genitive aruka, partitive arukat, comparative arukam, superlative kõige arukam)

1. clever, intelligent (developed, with an inquisitive and steely mind, understanding complex ideas, situations, with good knowledge)

   Synonyms: intelligentlik, intelligentne

Declension

Declension of arukas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		arukas	arukad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	aruka
genitive			arukate
partitive		arukat	arukaid
illative		arukasse	arukatesse arukaisse
inessive		arukas	arukates arukais
elative		arukast	arukatest arukaist
allative		arukale	arukatele arukaile
adessive		arukal	arukatel arukail
ablative		arukalt	arukatelt arukailt
translative		arukaks	arukateks arukaiks
terminative		arukani	arukateni
essive		arukana	arukatena
abessive		arukata	arukateta
comitative		arukaga	arukatega

Derived terms

• arukalt
• arukus

 

References

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