sahtel
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From German Schachtel (“box”), from Italian scatola (“box”), metathesised form of Medieval Latin castula (“basket”). First attested in 1865.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sahtel (genitive sahtli, partitive sahtlit)
- drawer (box-shaped open or pull-out part of a piece of furniture used for storage)
- Synonyms: (uncommon) laegas, (obsolete) suhvel
- sahtlisse kirjutama ― to write a piece of literary work for oneself, not to publish (literally, “to write into the drawer”)
Declension edit
| Declension of sahtel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sahtel | sahtlid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | sahtli | ||
| genitive | sahtlite | ||
| partitive | sahtlit | sahtleid | |
| illative | sahtlisse | sahtlitesse sahtleisse | |
| inessive | sahtlis | sahtlites sahtleis | |
| elative | sahtlist | sahtlitest sahtleist | |
| allative | sahtlile | sahtlitele sahtleile | |
| adessive | sahtlil | sahtlitel sahtleil | |
| ablative | sahtlilt | sahtlitelt sahtleilt | |
| translative | sahtliks | sahtliteks sahtleiks | |
| terminative | sahtlini | sahtliteni | |
| essive | sahtlina | sahtlitena | |
| abessive | sahtlita | sahtliteta | |
| comitative | sahtliga | sahtlitega | |