piiramisseisukord

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + seisukord (state).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˌsei̯sukord̥/, [ˈpiːrɑmisˌsei̯sukˑord̥]
  • Rhymes: -eisukord
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧sei‧su‧kord

Noun

piiramisseisukord (genitive piiramisseisukorra, partitive piiramisseisukorda)

  1. (law) state of siege
    1. Martial law imposed in territories blocked by the enemy in case of risk of attack or other exceptional circumstance.

Declension

References

  • piiramisseisukord in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), piiramisseisukord”, 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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