sahtel
Estonian
sahtel
Etymology
From German Schachtel (“box”), from Italian scatola (“box”), metathesised form of Medieval Latin castula (“basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑhtel/, [ˈsɑhtel]
- Rhymes: -ɑhtel
- Hyphenation: sah‧tel
Noun
sahtel (genitive sahtli, partitive sahtlit)
- drawer (box-shaped open or pull-out part of a piece of furniture used for storage)
- Synonyms: (uncommon) laegas, (obsolete) suhvel
- sahtlisse kirjutama ― to write a piece of literary work for oneself, not to publish (literally, “to write into the drawer”)
Declension
Declension of sahtel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sahtel | sahtlid |
| genitive | sahtli | sahtlite |
| partitive | sahtlit | sahtleid |
| illative | sahtlisse | sahtlitesse sahtleisse |
| inessive | sahtlis | sahtlites sahtleis |
| elative | sahtlist | sahtlitest sahtleist |
| allative | sahtlile | sahtlitele sahtleile |
| adessive | sahtlil | sahtlitel sahtleil |
| ablative | sahtlilt | sahtlitelt sahtleilt |
| translative | sahtliks | sahtliteks sahtleiks |
| terminative | sahtlini | sahtliteni |
| essive | sahtlina | sahtlitena |
| abessive | sahtlita | sahtliteta |
| comitative | sahtliga | sahtlitega |
Compounds
- kapisahtel
- kummutisahtel
- lauasahtel
- pingisahtel
- portfellisahtel
- rahasahtel
- salasahtel
- sügavkülmasahtel
- sahtelvoodi
- sahtlinupp
References
- sahtel in Sõnaveeb
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “sahtel”, 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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