pärdik
Estonian
editEtymology
editProbably derived from Pärtel or Pärt, the Estonian name variants of Bartholomew the Apostle. In Estonian folk religion, he was thought to be either an amulet of good luck, or a stupid and dumb prankster and a hooligan. Latvian pērtiķis (“monkey”) is probably borrowed from Estonian.[1] Another theory suggests a borrowing from a Germanic language, whence the Latvian term would also be borrowed.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpärdik (genitive pärdiku, partitive pärdikut)
- monkey (Cercopithecus)
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
- (by extension) Any other ape.
- (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant person; a mischievous child.
- See karvane pärdik oli mu sõbranna mees.
- This hairy monkey was my friend's husband.
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
Declension
editDeclension of pärdik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | pärdik | pärdikud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | pärdiku | ||
genitive | pärdikute | ||
partitive | pärdikut | pärdikuid | |
illative | pärdikusse | pärdikutesse pärdikuisse | |
inessive | pärdikus | pärdikutes pärdikuis | |
elative | pärdikust | pärdikutest pärdikuist | |
allative | pärdikule | pärdikutele pärdikuile | |
adessive | pärdikul | pärdikutel pärdikuil | |
ablative | pärdikult | pärdikutelt pärdikuilt | |
translative | pärdikuks | pärdikuteks pärdikuiks | |
terminative | pärdikuni | pärdikuteni | |
essive | pärdikuna | pärdikutena | |
abessive | pärdikuta | pärdikuteta | |
comitative | pärdikuga | pärdikutega |
Compounds
editDescendants
edit- →? Latvian: pērtiķis