pädev
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom pädema + -v, ultimately borrowed from Finnish pätevä.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editpädev (genitive pädeva, partitive pädevat, comparative pädevam, superlative kõige pädevam or pädevaim)
- competent, able, qualified, adept, knowledgeable
- Ta on oma ala pädevaim spetsialist. ― He/she is the most competent specialist in his field.
- authoritative
- Ükski teine organ peale kohtu ei ole pädev kodanikku teovõimetuks tunnistama.
- Nobody other than the court has the authority to declare a citizen incapacitated.
Declension
editDeclension of pädev (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | pädev | pädevad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | pädeva | ||
genitive | pädevate | ||
partitive | pädevat | pädevaid | |
illative | pädevasse | pädevatesse pädevaisse | |
inessive | pädevas | pädevates pädevais | |
elative | pädevast | pädevatest pädevaist | |
allative | pädevale | pädevatele pädevaile | |
adessive | pädeval | pädevatel pädevail | |
ablative | pädevalt | pädevatelt pädevailt | |
translative | pädevaks | pädevateks pädevaiks | |
terminative | pädevani | pädevateni | |
essive | pädevana | pädevatena | |
abessive | pädevata | pädevateta | |
comitative | pädevaga | pädevatega |
Synonyms
edit- (competent): asjatundlik, kompetentne
Derived terms
editParticiple
editpädev (genitive pädeva, partitive pädevat)
References
editCategories:
- Estonian terms suffixed with -v
- Estonian terms borrowed from Finnish
- Estonian terms derived from Finnish
- Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Estonian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Estonian/ædev
- Rhymes:Estonian/ædev/2 syllables
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian adjectives
- Estonian terms with usage examples
- Estonian õpik-type nominals
- Estonian non-lemma forms
- Estonian present active participles
- Estonian participles