Estonian

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Etymology

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arv (number) +‎ -kas

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrvukɑs/, [ˈɑrvukˑɑs]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrvukɑs
  • Hyphenation: ar‧vu‧kas

Adjective

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arvukas (genitive arvuka, partitive arvukat, comparative arvukam, superlative kõige arvukam or arvukaim)

  1. copious, multiple, numerous

Declension

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Declension of arvukas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative arvukas arvukad
accusative nom.
gen. arvuka
genitive arvukate
partitive arvukat arvukaid
illative arvukasse arvukatesse
arvukaisse
inessive arvukas arvukates
arvukais
elative arvukast arvukatest
arvukaist
allative arvukale arvukatele
arvukaile
adessive arvukal arvukatel
arvukail
ablative arvukalt arvukatelt
arvukailt
translative arvukaks arvukateks
arvukaiks
terminative arvukani arvukateni
essive arvukana arvukatena
abessive arvukata arvukateta
comitative arvukaga arvukatega

Derived terms

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References

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