pärg
See also: pârg
Estonian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *pärkä, further etymology unknown. Compare Northern Sami bárgidit (“to plait”) and possibly also Karelian (puna)päre (“type of headwear”). Considering the almost parallel semantic development in tanu (“a traditional bonnet”) and Finnish tano (“birchbark”), it's plausible that the term is related to Erzya парго (pargo, “a traditional basket”) and Moksha парга (parga, “a cone made of birch bark”). The original meaning of the root might have been "tree bark, birch bark". As can be seen from the meanings, Estonian and Mordvinic jewelry and vessels were traditionally made of tree bark.
Pronunciation
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[edit]pärg (genitive pärja, partitive pärga)
- wreath, chaplet (ornamental circular band of flowers, twigs, etc.)
- pärga punuma ― to weave a wreath
- pärga pähe panema ― to lay a wreath on one's head
- Hauaküngas kattus lillede ja pärgadega. ― The mound was covered with flowers and wreaths.
- Laulupeol saavad dirigendid tammeokstest pärjad kaela. ― At the Song Festival, conductors get wreaths made of oak around their necks.
- something shaped like a wreath
- Paljast pealage ümbritses tumedatest juustest pärg. ― The bare head was surrounded by a wreath of dark hair.
- Inimesed seisid võitja ümber tiheda pärjana. ― People stood in a tight wreath around the victor.
- A traditional girls' festive circular headdress with silk ribbons hanging from the back.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of pärg (ÕS type 22i/külm, g-j gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pärg | pärjad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | pärja | ||
| genitive | pärgade | ||
| partitive | pärga | pärgi pärgasid | |
| illative | pärga pärjasse |
pärgadesse pärjisse | |
| inessive | pärjas | pärgades pärjis | |
| elative | pärjast | pärgadest pärjist | |
| allative | pärjale | pärgadele pärjile | |
| adessive | pärjal | pärgadel pärjil | |
| ablative | pärjalt | pärgadelt pärjilt | |
| translative | pärjaks | pärgadeks pärjiks | |
| terminative | pärjani | pärgadeni | |
| essive | pärjana | pärgadena | |
| abessive | pärjata | pärgadeta | |
| comitative | pärjaga | pärgadega | |
Derived terms
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