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eri
eri
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from era- (“private”). Cognate to Finnish eri and Votic eri.
Adjective
eri (genitive eri, partitive eri)
Usage notes
Does not inflect. Often prefixed.
Derived terms
Noun
eri (genitive eri, partitive eri)
Declension
Inflection of eri (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | eri | erid |
accusative | eri | erid |
genitive | eri | eride |
partitive | eri | erisid |
illative | erri erisse |
eridesse |
inessive | eris | erides |
elative | erist | eridest |
allative | erile | eridele |
adessive | eril | eridel |
ablative | erilt | eridelt |
translative | eriks | erideks |
terminative | erini | erideni |
essive | erina | eridena |
abessive | erita | erideta |
comitative | eriga | eridega |
Finnish
Etymology
Related to Estonian eri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeri/
- Hyphenation: e‧ri
- Rhymes: -eri
Adjective
eri (indeclinable; not comparable)
Inflection
Declension of eri
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The cases of eri are used only as adverbs.
Synonyms
- (separate): erillinen
Derived terms
- olla eri mieltä jonkun kanssa = to disagree with sb
- eri tavalla = in a different manner, in a different way
- eri tavoin = in different/many manners, in different/many ways
- adjectives: erikoinen, erilainen, erillinen, erinäinen, erityinen, eriävä
- verbs: eristää, eritä, eriyttää
Adverb
eri