kriit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German krite, ultimately from Latin crēta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kriit (genitive kriidi, partitive kriiti)
- (uncountable) chalk (soft, white, powdery limestone)
- Pulbril on kergelt kriidi maitse, kuid ta pole ebameeldiv.
- The powder has a slight taste of chalk, but it's not unpleasant.
- (countable) chalk (piece of chalk)
- Lastele meeldis kriidiga asfaldile joonistada.
- The children like to draw on the pavement with chalk.
- (geology) Cretaceous
- Synonym: kriidiajastu
Declension edit
| Declension of kriit (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kriit | kriidid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kriidi | ||
| genitive | kriitide | ||
| partitive | kriiti | kriite kriitisid | |
| illative | kriiti kriidisse |
kriitidesse kriidesse | |
| inessive | kriidis | kriitides kriides | |
| elative | kriidist | kriitidest kriidest | |
| allative | kriidile | kriitidele kriidele | |
| adessive | kriidil | kriitidel kriidel | |
| ablative | kriidilt | kriitidelt kriidelt | |
| translative | kriidiks | kriitideks kriideks | |
| terminative | kriidini | kriitideni | |
| essive | kriidina | kriitidena | |
| abessive | kriidita | kriitideta | |
| comitative | kriidiga | kriitidega | |