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koer
koer
Estonian
A dog (a Labrador)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *koira, from Proto-Uralic *kojra, *kojera, from Proto-Uralic base *koj(e)- (“male, human”). Cognate with Finnish koira.
Noun
koer (genitive koera, partitive koera)
Declension
Declension of koer (type koer)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koer | koerad |
| genitive | koera | koerte / koerade |
| partitive | koera | koeri / koerasid |
| illative | koera / koerasse | koertesse / koeradesse |
| inessive | koeras | koertes / koerades |
| elative | koerast | koertest / koeradest |
| allative | koerale | koertele / koeradele |
| adessive | koeral | koertel / koeradel |
| ablative | koeralt | koertelt / koeradelt |
| translative | koeraks | koerteks / koeradeks |
| terminative | koerani | koerteni / koeradeni |
| essive | koerana | koertena / koeradena |
| abessive | koerata | koerteta / koeradeta |
| comitative | koeraga | koertega / koeradega |
Synonyms
- peni (archaic, dialectal)
Derived terms
West Frisian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuər/
Noun
koer c (plural kuorren, diminutive kuorke)
- small woven basket carried on the arm used to carry food; similar to a picnic basket