koolja
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːljɑ/, [ˈkoːlʲjɑ̈]
- Rhymes: -oːljɑ
- Hyphenation: kool‧ja
Noun
koolja (genitive koolja, partitive kooljat)
- a dead person, dead man
- 1921, A. H. Tammsaare, Juudit, Tallinn: Varrak, act 4, page 110:
- Naine, su laps on ju surnud, ta on ammugi surnud, kooljale otsid sa vett.
- Woman, your child's dead, he's long dead, you're looking for water for a dead person.
Declension
Declension of koolja (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | koolja | kooljad |
| genitive | koolja | kooljate |
| partitive | kooljat | kooljaid |
| illative | kooljasse | kooljatesse kooljaisse |
| inessive | kooljas | kooljates kooljais |
| elative | kooljast | kooljatest kooljaist |
| allative | kooljale | kooljatele kooljaile |
| adessive | kooljal | kooljatel kooljail |
| ablative | kooljalt | kooljatelt kooljailt |
| translative | kooljaks | kooljateks kooljaiks |
| terminative | kooljani | kooljateni |
| essive | kooljana | kooljatena |
| abessive | kooljata | kooljateta |
| comitative | kooljaga | kooljatega |
Synonyms
- surnu, koolnu, kooljas
Derived terms
- kooljalik
- kooljakahvatu
- kooljakuu
- kooljaluu
References
- koolja in Sõnaveeb
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “koolja”, 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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