allikas

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish allikko. Possibly from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian šaltenis (“spring”) and šaltinis (“spring, source, that which is cold”). While the expected initial h- is seen in older Estonian texts, its loss in Finnish is unexplained, possibly due to similar words starting with ala-.

Noun

allikas (genitive allika, partitive allikat)

  1. spring (source of water)
  2. source (where something comes from)
  3. (writing) reference

Declension
Inflection of allikas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative allikas allikad
accusative allika allikad
genitive allika allikate
partitive allikat allikaid
illative allikasse allikatesse
allikaisse
inessive allikas allikates
allikais
elative allikast allikatest
allikaist
allative allikale allikatele
allikaile
adessive allikal allikatel
allikail
ablative allikalt allikatelt
allikailt
translative allikaks allikateks
allikaiks
terminative allikani allikateni
essive allikana allikatena
abessive allikata allikateta
comitative allikaga allikatega
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