elamu
Estonian
Etymology
From elama (“to live”) + -mu. Coined by Estonian terminologist and lexicographer Johannes Voldemar Veski in 1921.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelɑmu/
- Hyphenation: e‧la‧mu
- Rhymes: -ɑmu
Noun
elamu (genitive elamu, partitive elamut)
- (formal) house, place to live in
- Elamu esimesel korrusel on neli tuba ja köök.
- There are four bedrooms and a kitchen on the first floor of the house.
Declension
Inflection of elamu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elamu | elamud |
| accusative | elamu | elamud |
| genitive | elamu | elamute |
| partitive | elamut | elamuid |
| illative | elamusse | elamutesse elamuisse |
| inessive | elamus | elamutes elamuis |
| elative | elamust | elamutest elamuist |
| allative | elamule | elamutele elamuile |
| adessive | elamul | elamutel elamuil |
| ablative | elamult | elamutelt elamuilt |
| translative | elamuks | elamuteks elamuiks |
| terminative | elamuni | elamuteni |
| essive | elamuna | elamutena |
| abessive | elamuta | elamuteta |
| comitative | elamuga | elamutega |
Synonyms
- maja
- hoone