leil
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle (“spirit, soul”).
Noun
leil (genitive leili, partitive leili)
- steam or vapour created from water being thrown on a hot surface
- Kas saunas leili oli?
- Was there any vapour in the sauna?
- heat
- Päike vajub alla, aga siia on pidama jäänud pisut lõunaaegset leili.
- The sun is setting, but here there is some midday heat left.
- soul, spirit
- heitis leili välja ― his soul left the body (literally, “he expelled his soul”)
- life, life-force
- Näe – käsi lüüakse otsast – elad veel ning saad naerdagi. Aga kui pea on ära, on leil läbi.
- If the hand is chopped off, you will still laugh. but if it is your head, then your life is over.
Declension
Declension of leil (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | leil | leilid |
| accusative | leili | leilid |
| genitive | leili | leilide |
| partitive | leili | leile leilisid |
| illative | leili leilisse |
leilidesse leilesse |
| inessive | leilis | leilides leiles |
| elative | leilist | leilidest leilest |
| allative | leilile | leilidele leilele |
| adessive | leilil | leilidel leilel |
| ablative | leililt | leilidelt leilelt |
| translative | leiliks | leilideks leileks |
| terminative | leilini | leilideni |
| essive | leilina | leilidena |
| abessive | leilita | leilideta |
| comitative | leiliga | leilidega |
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