Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vankkuri, cognate to Finnish vankkurit. Possibly a Germanic loan, compare dialectal Swedish vangen (carriage).

Noun

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vanker (genitive vankri, partitive vankrit)

  1. carriage, cart
  2. (chess) rook

Declension

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Declension of vanker (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vanker vankrid
accusative nom.
gen. vankri
genitive vankrite
partitive vankrit vankreid
illative vankrisse vankritesse
vankreisse
inessive vankris vankrites
vankreis
elative vankrist vankritest
vankreist
allative vankrile vankritele
vankreile
adessive vankril vankritel
vankreil
ablative vankrilt vankritelt
vankreilt
translative vankriks vankriteks
vankreiks
terminative vankrini vankriteni
essive vankrina vankritena
abessive vankrita vankriteta
comitative vankriga vankritega

See also

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Chess pieces in Estonian · malendid (see also: male) (layout · text)
           
kuningas lipp vanker oda ratsu ettur