valm

Estonian

Etymology

Probably a shortened form of valmis. First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑlʲm/, [ˈvɑlʲm]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlʲm
  • Hyphenation: valm

Noun

valm (genitive valmi, partitive valmi)

  1. fable (a short work of instructive or satirical content in verse or prose, the characters of which are mostly animals that portray people)

Declension

Declension of valm (ÕS type 22i/külm, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative valm valmid
accusative nom.
gen. valmi
genitive valmide
partitive valmi valmi
valmisid
illative valmi
valmisse
valmidesse
valmisse
inessive valmis valmides
valmis
elative valmist valmidest
valmist
allative valmile valmidele
valmile
adessive valmil valmidel
valmil
ablative valmilt valmidelt
valmilt
translative valmiks valmideks
valmiks
terminative valmini valmideni
essive valmina valmidena
abessive valmita valmideta
comitative valmiga valmidega

References

  • valm in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • valm”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • valm”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012