purikas

Estonian

Haugipurikas (2)

Etymology

Derived from pura, from Proto-Finnic *pura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurikɑs/, [ˈpurikˑɑs]
• Rhymes: -urikɑs
• Hyphenation: pu‧ri‧kas

Noun

purikas (genitive purika, partitive purikat)

1. icicle (a cone-shaped formation formed by the crystallisation of water seeping from above)

   Synonym: jääpurikas

2. a very big pike fish

   Synonyms: havipurikas, haugipurikas

3. a healthy, sturdy person

Declension

Declension of purikas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		purikas	purikad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	purika
genitive			purikate
partitive		purikat	purikaid
illative		purikasse	purikatesse purikaisse
inessive		purikas	purikates purikais
elative		purikast	purikatest purikaist
allative		purikale	purikatele purikaile
adessive		purikal	purikatel purikail
ablative		purikalt	purikatelt purikailt
translative		purikaks	purikateks purikaiks
terminative		purikani	purikateni
essive		purikana	purikatena
abessive		purikata	purikateta
comitative		purikaga	purikatega

Compounds

• havipurikas
• jonnipurikas
• jääpurikas
• poisipurikas

 

References

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