saadik
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑːd̥ik/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːdik
- Hyphenation: saa‧dik
Etymology 1
From saatma (“to send”).
Noun
saadik (genitive saadiku, partitive saadikut)
- ambassador, envoy, deputy
- The highest diplomatic representative of one country in another country or in an international community.
- Eesti saadik Soomes ― Estonian Ambassador to Finland
- Synonym: suursaadik
- A person who has been formally elected to represent others in government or other governing bodies.
- Euroopa Parlamendi saadik. ― Member of the European Parliament
- 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.
- The highest diplomatic representative of one country in another country or in an international community.
Declension
Inflection of saadik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | saadik | saadikud |
accusative | saadiku | saadikud |
genitive | saadiku | 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)
- (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
- since
- Sajab juba hommikust saadik.
- It has been raining since morning.
- Tüdruk on sündimisest saadik pime.
- The girl has been blind since birth.
- 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
- saadik in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat