esimees

Estonian

Etymology

From esi- + mees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesimeːs/, [ˈesʲimeːs]

Noun

esimees (genitive esimehe, partitive esimeest)

  1. chairman, chairperson, chair, president (man or person of unspecified gender presiding over a meeting or organization)

Declension

Synonyms

  • (person of unspecified gender): eesistuja, president

Coordinate terms

  • (woman): esinaine

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), esimees”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • esimees in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • esimees in Sõnaveeb
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