rästik

See also: rastik and rastık

Estonian

Etymology

Derived from -rästi (in the compound risti-rästi, meaning "transverse"), referencing the pattern of the snake. -rästi is likely a variant of the root of rist (“cross”). Possibly formed under influence from German. Compare German Kreuzotter (“viper”) and Kreuz (“cross”).

Noun

rästik (genitive rästiku, partitive rästikut)

  1. viper (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae)

Declension

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