valge
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *valkëda, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wëlketa, from *walke or *wïlki (“light”). Cognate with Finnish valkea, Livonian vālda, Votic valkõa, Ingrian valkia, Karelian valgie, Livvi valgei, Ludian valged, Veps vauged, Northern Sami vielgat (from Proto-Samic *vielkëtē) and Eastern Mari волгыдо (volgydo, “light, brightness”); possibly also Erzya валдо (valdo, “light”), Moksha валда (valda, “light”) and Hungarian villám (“lightning”), világ (“light”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
valge (genitive valge, partitive valget, comparative valgem, superlative kõige valgem or valgeim)
- white (color)
- Jõuluvanal on pikk valge habe.
- Santa Claus has a long white beard.
- Antonym: must
- light, bright, illuminated
- Having light skin, belonging to the Caucasian race.
- valged lõuna-aafriklased ― white South Africans
- Synonym: valgenahaline
- Related to the counterrevolutionary White movement during the Russian Civil War.
- Synonym: valgekaartlik
Declension edit
Declension of valge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | valge | valged | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | valge | ||
genitive | valgete | ||
partitive | valget | valgeid | |
illative | valgesse | valgetesse valgeisse | |
inessive | valges | valgetes valgeis | |
elative | valgest | valgetest valgeist | |
allative | valgele | valgetele valgeile | |
adessive | valgel | valgetel valgeil | |
ablative | valgelt | valgetelt valgeilt | |
translative | valgeks | valgeteks valgeiks | |
terminative | valgeni | valgeteni | |
essive | valgena | valgetena | |
abessive | valgeta | valgeteta | |
comitative | valgega | valgetega |
Synonyms edit
- (light, bright, illuminated): hele
- (covered in snow): lumine
- (having light skin): valgenahaline
- (related to the White movement): valgekaartlik
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
adjectives
nouns
verbs
Compounds edit
- alabastervalge
- hallikasvalge
- hallvalge
- helevalge
- hõbejasvalge
- hõbevalge
- härmavalge
- kajakvalge
- kiiskavvalge
- kollakasvalge
- kreemikasvalge
- kreemvalge
- kriitvalge
- kuuvalge
- küünlavalge
- lambavalge
- linavalge
- loodusvalge
- lubivalge
- luikvalge
- lumivalge
- lõuendvalge
- marmorvalge
- mattvalge
- mustvalge
- näpuvalge
- pabervalge
- piimjasvalge
- piimvalge
- pimestavvalge
- pleekvalge
- pliivalge
- punakasvalge
- päevavalge
- pärgamentvalge
- pärlvalge
- rohekasvalge
- roosakasvalge
- roosavalge
- sinakasvalge
- sinimustvalge
- sinivalge
- säravvalge
- tohtvalge
- tähevalge
- valuvalge
- õrnvalge
- valge aeg
- valge akaatsia
- Valge Daam
- valge hiinlane
- valge kadedus
- valge kala
- valge karp
- valge kuld
- valge kuusk
- valge kääbus
- valge laev
- valge laik
- valge leht
- valge leib
- valge lepp
- valge liha
- valge liilia
- valge maagia
- Valge Maja
- valge mander
- valge manner
- Valge Meri
- valge müra
- valge nimekiri
- valge pilet
- valge pipar
- valge raamat
- valge riisikas
- valge sõstar
- valge šokolaad
- valge tee
- valge vares
- valge vein
- valge viin
- valged jõulud
Noun edit
valge (genitive valge, partitive valget)
- The color white, something colored in white.
- Pruut oli üleni valges.
- The bride was dressed in all-white.
- sunlight, illumination
- Synonym: päevavalgus
- Perenaine tõusis enne valget ja tegi hommikusöögi valmis.
- The housewife got up at the break of dawn and prepared breakfast.
- A person having light skin, belonging to the Caucasian race.
- Synonym: valgenahaline
- Lõuna-Aafrika valged ― the white people of South Africa
- A person belonging to the counterrevolutionary White movement during the Russian Civil War.
- Synonym: valgekaartlane
Declension edit
Declension of valge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | valge | valged | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | valge | ||
genitive | valgete | ||
partitive | valget | valgeid | |
illative | valgesse | valgetesse valgeisse | |
inessive | valges | valgetes valgeis | |
elative | valgest | valgetest valgeist | |
allative | valgele | valgetele valgeile | |
adessive | valgel | valgetel valgeil | |
ablative | valgelt | valgetelt valgeilt | |
translative | valgeks | valgeteks valgeiks | |
terminative | valgeni | valgeteni | |
essive | valgena | valgetena | |
abessive | valgeta | valgeteta | |
comitative | valgega | valgetega |
Synonyms edit
- (sunlight): päevavalgus
- (a person having light skin): valgenahaline
- (a person belonging to the White movement): valgekaartlane
Compounds edit
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Latin edit
Adjective edit
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