mandariin
Estonian
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Mandariin (the fruit of Citrus reticulata)
Etymology
Via Portuguese mandarim, or French mandarine, or via some other European language; from Malay menteri, ultimately from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “counselor”). See also Latvian mandarīns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn/, [ˈmɑnd̥ɑriːn]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑndɑriːn
- Hyphenation: man‧da‧riin
Noun
mandariin (genitive mandariini, partitive mandariini)
- tangerine, mandarin orange
- A small orange citrus fruit, the fruit of Citrus reticulata.
- Ostsin poest mandariine ja apelsine.
- I bought tangerines and oranges from the store.
- A small orange citrus fruit, the fruit of Citrus reticulata.
- (historical) mandarin
- An indigenous government official in the Chinese Empire.
Declension
Declension of mandariin (type riik)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | mandariin | mandariinid |
genitive | mandariini | mandariinide |
partitive | mandariini | mandariine / mandariinisid |
illative | mandariini / mandariinisse | mandariinidesse / mandariinesse |
inessive | mandariinis | mandariinides / mandariines |
elative | mandariinist | mandariinidest / mandariinest |
allative | mandariinile | mandariinidele / mandariinele |
adessive | mandariinil | mandariinidel / mandariinel |
ablative | mandariinilt | mandariinidelt / mandariinelt |
translative | mandariiniks | mandariinideks / mandariineks |
terminative | mandariinini | mandariinideni |
essive | mandariinina | mandariinidena |
abessive | mandariinita | mandariinideta |
comitative | mandariiniga | mandariinidega |
Derived terms
- mandariinikoor
- mandariinimahl
- mandariinipuu
References
- mandariin in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
- mandariin in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- mandariin in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- mandariin in Sõnaveeb