kass
See also: kāss
Estonian
Etymology
Most likely from a dialectal variant of Russian кошка (koška). Possibly an older loan from Old East Slavic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑsʲː/
Noun
kass (genitive kassi, partitive kassi)
- cat
Declension
Declension of kass (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kass | kassid |
| genitive | kassi | kasside |
| partitive | kassi | kasse / kassisid |
| illative | kassi / kassisse | kassidesse |
| inessive | kassis | kassides |
| elative | kassist | kassidest |
| allative | kassile | kassidele |
| adessive | kassil | kassidel |
| ablative | kassilt | kassidelt |
| translative | kassiks | kassideks |
| terminative | kassini | kassideni |
| essive | kassina | kassidena |
| abessive | kassita | kassideta |
| comitative | kassiga | kassidega |
Derived terms
- kassiliiv
References
- Raimo Raag. (2015), A Criterion for Old Age, section “Word stems in modern standard Estonian of Old East Slavic origin”, in Книгамъ бо есть неищетная глубина: Essays in Honour of Irina Lysén.
- kass in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik