haldjas
Estonian
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Finnic *haltijas, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*haldijaʀ). Compare Finnish haltija.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]haldjas (genitive haldja, partitive haldjat)
- fairy (mythical being)
- Synonyms: geenius, kaitsevaim
- elf (magical, typically forest-guarding creature)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of haldjas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | haldjas | haldjad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | haldja | ||
| genitive | haldjate | ||
| partitive | haldjat | haldjaid | |
| illative | haldjasse | haldjatesse haldjaisse | |
| inessive | haldjas | haldjates haldjais | |
| elative | haldjast | haldjatest haldjaist | |
| allative | haldjale | haldjatele haldjaile | |
| adessive | haldjal | haldjatel haldjail | |
| ablative | haldjalt | haldjatelt haldjailt | |
| translative | haldjaks | haldjateks haldjaiks | |
| terminative | haldjani | haldjateni | |
| essive | haldjana | haldjatena | |
| abessive | haldjata | haldjateta | |
| comitative | haldjaga | haldjatega | |
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “haldjas”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “haldjas”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “haldjas”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- haldjas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)