Estonian

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Etymology

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From habe (beard) +‎ ajaja (racer; driver, drover).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑb̥emeˌɑjɑjɑ/, [ˈ(h)ɑb̥emeˌɑ̈jɑ̈jɑ̈]
  • Rhymes: -ɑjɑjɑ
  • Hyphenation: ha‧be‧me‧a‧ja‧ja

Noun

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habemeajaja (genitive habemeajaja, partitive habemeajajat)

  1. barber (a person who shaves and also cuts (men's) hair)

Declension

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Declension of habemeajaja (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative habemeajaja habemeajajad
accusative nom.
gen. habemeajaja
genitive habemeajajate
partitive habemeajajat habemeajajaid
illative habemeajajasse habemeajajatesse
habemeajajaisse
inessive habemeajajas habemeajajates
habemeajajais
elative habemeajajast habemeajajatest
habemeajajaist
allative habemeajajale habemeajajatele
habemeajajaile
adessive habemeajajal habemeajajatel
habemeajajail
ablative habemeajajalt habemeajajatelt
habemeajajailt
translative habemeajajaks habemeajajateks
habemeajajaiks
terminative habemeajajani habemeajajateni
essive habemeajajana habemeajajatena
abessive habemeajajata habemeajajateta
comitative habemeajajaga habemeajajatega

Synonyms

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References

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