Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English hooligan (probably via Russian хулиган (xuligan)), from an Irish surname.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /huliˈɡ̊ɑːn/, [hulʲiˈɡ̊ɑːn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn
  • Hyphenation: hu‧li‧gaan

Noun

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huligaan (genitive huligaani, partitive huligaani)

  1. hooligan

Declension

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Declension of huligaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative huligaan huligaanid
accusative nom.
gen. huligaani
genitive huligaanide
partitive huligaani huligaane
huligaanisid
illative huligaani
huligaanisse
huligaanidesse
huligaanesse
inessive huligaanis huligaanides
huligaanes
elative huligaanist huligaanidest
huligaanest
allative huligaanile huligaanidele
huligaanele
adessive huligaanil huligaanidel
huligaanel
ablative huligaanilt huligaanidelt
huligaanelt
translative huligaaniks huligaanideks
huligaaneks
terminative huligaanini huligaanideni
essive huligaanina huligaanidena
abessive huligaanita huligaanideta
comitative huligaaniga huligaanidega

Derived terms

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Compounds

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References

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