naiselik

Estonian

Etymology

naine +‎ -lik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯selik/, [ˈnɑi̯ˌselʲikˑ]
  • Rhymes: -elik
  • Hyphenation: nai‧se‧lik

Adjective

naiselik (genitive naiseliku, partitive naiselikku, comparative naiselikum, superlative kõige naiselikum)

  1. feminine (characteristic of a woman)
    Synonym: feminiinne
  2. feminine (resembling a woman in appearance or condition)
    Synonym: feminiinne
  3. feminine (suitable for or directed at women)
    Synonym: feminiinne

Declension

Declension of naiselik (ÕS type 25/õnnelik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative naiselik naiselikud
accusative nom.
gen. naiseliku
genitive naiselike
naiselikkude
partitive naiselikku naiselikke
naiselikkusid
illative naiselikku
naiselikusse 		naiselikesse
naiselikkudesse
inessive naiselikus naiselikes
naiselikkudes
elative naiselikust naiselikest
naiselikkudest
allative naiselikule naiselikele
naiselikkudele
adessive naiselikul naiselikel
naiselikkudel
ablative naiselikult naiselikelt
naiselikkudelt
translative naiselikuks naiselikeks
naiselikkudeks
terminative naiselikuni naiselikeni
naiselikkudeni
essive naiselikuna naiselikena
naiselikkudena
abessive naiselikuta naiseliketa
naiselikkudeta
comitative naiselikuga naiselikega
naiselikkudega

Derived terms

References

  • naiselik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “naiselik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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