Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Russian дива́н (diván).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥iːvɑn/, [ˈd̥ʲiːvɑn]
  • Rhymes: -iːvɑn
  • Hyphenation: dii‧van

Noun edit

diivan (genitive diivani, partitive diivanit)

  1. divan, sofa, couch (upholstered furniture with open cushions or a back (soft) for sitting and lying down)
  2. (historical) divan, diwan (in some Islamic countries, a government agency for administrative and court cases)
  3. (poetry) divan, diwan (collection of lyrical poems in the literature of Arab, Persian and other Eastern nations)

Declension edit

Declension of diivan (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative diivan diivanid
accusative nom.
gen. diivani
genitive diivanite
partitive diivanit diivaneid
illative diivanisse diivanitesse
diivaneisse
inessive diivanis diivanites
diivaneis
elative diivanist diivanitest
diivaneist
allative diivanile diivanitele
diivaneile
adessive diivanil diivanitel
diivaneil
ablative diivanilt diivanitelt
diivaneilt
translative diivaniks diivaniteks
diivaneiks
terminative diivanini diivaniteni
essive diivanina diivanitena
abessive diivanita diivaniteta
comitative diivaniga diivanitega

References edit

Finnish edit

Noun edit

diivan

  1. genitive singular of diiva

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