kiirabi
Estonian
Ambulance in Suur-Karja street, Tallinn
Etymology
kiire (“fast”) + abi (“help”), calque of Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːrˌɑb̥i/, [ˈkiːrˌɑb̥i]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑb̥i
- Hyphenation: kiir‧a‧bi
Noun
kiirabi (genitive kiirabi, partitive kiirabi)
- ambulance (emergency vehicle)
- Kutsuge kiirabi! ― Call an ambulance!
Declension
Declension of kiirabi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kiirabi | kiirabid |
| genitive | kiirabi | kiirabide |
| partitive | kiirabi | kiirabisid |
| illative | kiirappi kiirabisse |
kiirabidesse |
| inessive | kiirabis | kiirabides |
| elative | kiirabist | kiirabidest |
| allative | kiirabile | kiirabidele |
| adessive | kiirabil | kiirabidel |
| ablative | kiirabilt | kiirabidelt |
| translative | kiirabiks | kiirabideks |
| terminative | kiirabini | kiirabideni |
| essive | kiirabina | kiirabidena |
| abessive | kiirabita | kiirabideta |
| comitative | kiirabiga | kiirabidega |
Compounds
- kiirabiarst
- kiirabiauto
- kiirabibrigaad
- kiirabijaam
- kiirabikopter
- kiirabimeedik
- kiirabipiloot
- kiirabitöö
- kiirabitöötaja
- kiirabiõde
References
- kiirabi in Sõnaveeb
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “kiirabi”, 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)
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