Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hering. The added -as is influenced by other fish names, such as angerjas and säinas.

Noun

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heeringas (genitive heeringa, partitive heeringat)

  1. herring

Declension

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Declension of heeringas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative heeringas heeringad
accusative nom.
gen. heeringa
genitive heeringate
partitive heeringat heeringaid
illative heeringasse heeringatesse
heeringaisse
inessive heeringas heeringates
heeringais
elative heeringast heeringatest
heeringaist
allative heeringale heeringatele
heeringaile
adessive heeringal heeringatel
heeringail
ablative heeringalt heeringatelt
heeringailt
translative heeringaks heeringateks
heeringaiks
terminative heeringani heeringateni
essive heeringana heeringatena
abessive heeringata heeringateta
comitative heeringaga heeringatega