merihobuke

Estonian

Etymology

From meri (“sea”) +‎ hobu (“horse”) +‎ -ke (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeriˈhob̥uke/

Noun

merihobuke (genitive merihobukese, partitive merihobukest)

  1. sea horse, seahorse
    Synonym: merihobu

Declension
Declension of merihobuke (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative merihobuke merihobukesed
accusative nom.
gen. merihobukese
genitive merihobukeste
partitive merihobukest merihobukesi
illative merihobukesse
merihobukesesse		 merihobukestesse
merihobukesisse
inessive merihobukeses merihobukestes
merihobukesis
elative merihobukesest merihobukestest
merihobukesist
allative merihobukesele merihobukestele
merihobukesile
adessive merihobukesel merihobukestel
merihobukesil
ablative merihobukeselt merihobukestelt
merihobukesilt
translative merihobukeseks merihobukesteks
merihobukesiks
terminative merihobukeseni merihobukesteni
essive merihobukesena merihobukestena
abessive merihobukeseta merihobukesteta
comitative merihobukesega merihobukestega

Further reading
  • “merihobuke”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “merihobuke”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • merihobuke in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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