saadik

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑˑd̥ik/, [ˈsɑˑd̥ʲikˑ]

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• Rhymes: -ɑˑdik
• Hyphenation: saa‧dik

Etymology 1

saatma (“to send”) +‎ -ik

Noun

saadik (genitive saadiku, partitive saadikut)

1. ambassador, envoy, deputy
   1. The highest diplomatic representative of one country in another country or in an international community.

      Eesti saadik Soomes ― Estonian Ambassador to Finland

      Synonym: suursaadik

   2. A person who has been formally elected to represent others in government or other governing bodies.

      Euroopa Parlamendi saadik ― Member of the European Parliament

   3. A representative of someone in the performance of a task.

      Vaenlasega läbirääkimiste pidamiseks läkitati kolm saadikut.

      Three envoys were sent to negotiate with the enemy.

Declension

Declension of saadik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		saadik	saadikud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	saadiku
genitive			saadikute
partitive		saadikut	saadikuid
illative		saadikusse	saadikutesse saadikuisse
inessive		saadikus	saadikutes saadikuis
elative		saadikust	saadikutest saadikuist
allative		saadikule	saadikutele saadikuile
adessive		saadikul	saadikutel saadikuil
ablative		saadikult	saadikutelt saadikuilt
translative		saadikuks	saadikuteks saadikuiks
terminative		saadikuni	saadikuteni
essive		saadikuna	saadikutena
abessive		saadikuta	saadikuteta
comitative		saadikuga	saadikutega

Compounds

• erisaadik
• kultuurisaadik
• parlamendisaadik
• rahvasaadik
• suursaadik
• välissaadik

 

Etymology 2

From saama (“to get”). Compare Finnish saatikka.

Adverb

saadik (not comparable)

1. (dated) let alone, not to mention

   Ta ei julgenud seda endalegi tunnistada, saadik siis veel teisele rääkida.

   He didn't have the guts to admit it, let alone tell others about it.

Postposition

(elative +) saadik

1. since

   Sajab juba hommikust saadik.

   It has been raining since morning.

   Tüdruk on sündimisest saadik pime.

   The girl has been blind since birth.

2. up to something, until a certain limit

   Ta seisis rinnust saadik vees.

   He was standing in water from the chest up.

Synonyms

• saati

Derived terms

• kustsaadik
• sealtsaadik
• sestsaadik
• siiasaadik
• siitsaadik
• sinnasaadik

 

References

• saadik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “saadik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009