kriit
Estonian
Kriit
Etymology
From Middle Low German krite, ultimately from Latin crēta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkriːt/, [ˈkriːtˑ]
- Rhymes: -iːt
- Hyphenation: kriit
Noun
kriit (genitive kriidi, partitive kriiti)
- (uncountable) chalk (soft, white, powdery limestone)
- Pulbril on kergelt kriidi maitse, kuid ta pole ebameeldiv.
- The powder has a slight taste of chalk, but it's not unpleasant.
- (countable) chalk (piece of chalk)
- Lastele meeldis kriidiga asfaldile joonistada.
- The children like to draw on the pavement with chalk.
- (geology) Cretaceous
- Synonym: kriidiajastu
Declension
Declension of kriit (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kriit | kriidid |
| genitive | kriidi | kriitide |
| partitive | kriiti | kriite / kriitisid |
| illative | kriiti / kriidisse | kriitidesse / kriidesse |
| inessive | kriidis | kriitides / kriides |
| elative | kriidist | kriitidest / kriidest |
| allative | kriidile | kriitidele / kriidele |
| adessive | kriidil | kriitidel / kriidel |
| ablative | kriidilt | kriitidelt / kriidelt |
| translative | kriidiks | kriitideks / kriideks |
| terminative | kriidini | kriitideni |
| essive | kriidina | kriitidena |
| abessive | kriidita | kriitideta |
| comitative | kriidiga | kriitidega |
Derived terms
- kriidine
- kriitjas
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