lagrits
Estonian
Etymology
From German Lakritze, from Medieval Latin liquiridia, from Latin glycyrriza, ultimately from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza), from γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑɡ̊rits/
- Hyphenation: lag‧rits
Noun
lagrits (genitive lagritsa, partitive lagritsat)
- licorice/liquorice
- A sweet substance obtained from the roots of the plant known as Glycyrrhiza glabra.
- Kurgu kähedust leevendavad taruvaigu pastillid mee ja lagritsaga.
- Propolis throat pastilles with honey and licorice soothe a sore throat.
- A black candy containing this substance.
- Ma jumaldan lagritsat ja verivorsti hapukoorega.
- I love licorice and blood sausages with sour cream.
- A sweet substance obtained from the roots of the plant known as Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Declension
Inflection of lagrits (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lagrits | lagritsad |
| accusative | lagritsa | lagritsad |
| genitive | lagritsa | lagritsate |
| partitive | lagritsat | lagritsaid |
| illative | lagritsasse | lagritsatesse lagritsaisse |
| inessive | lagritsas | lagritsates lagritsais |
| elative | lagritsast | lagritsatest lagritsaist |
| allative | lagritsale | lagritsatele lagritsaile |
| adessive | lagritsal | lagritsatel lagritsail |
| ablative | lagritsalt | lagritsatelt lagritsailt |
| translative | lagritsaks | lagritsateks lagritsaiks |
| terminative | lagritsani | lagritsateni |
| essive | lagritsana | lagritsatena |
| abessive | lagritsata | lagritsateta |
| comitative | lagritsaga | lagritsatega |