hiis
Central Dusun
Noun
hiis
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiici. Cognate with Finnish Finnish hiisi and Livvi hiiži (“devil”). The original meaning in Proto-Finnic was most likely "burial ground". Possibly a loan from Proto-Germanic *χīđiz (“den, thicket”) or *sīdǭ (“side”).
Noun
hiis (genitive hiie, partitive hiit)
Declension
| Declension of hiis (ÕS type 14/uus, d/t-ø-s gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hiis | hiied | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | hiie | ||
| genitive | hiite | ||
| partitive | hiit | hiisi | |
| illative | hiide hiiesse |
hiitesse hiisisse | |
| inessive | hiies | hiites hiisis | |
| elative | hiiest | hiitest hiisist | |
| allative | hiiele | hiitele hiisile | |
| adessive | hiiel | hiitel hiisil | |
| ablative | hiielt | hiitelt hiisilt | |
| translative | hiieks | hiiteks hiisiks | |
| terminative | hiieni | hiiteni | |
| essive | hiiena | hiitena | |
| abessive | hiieta | hiiteta | |
| comitative | hiiega | hiitega | |
Derived terms
- hiigel-
- hiid