helkur

Estonian

Etymology

From helkima (“to glimmer”) +‎ -ur. Coined by Priit Silla in 1972.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelkur/, [ˈ(h)elkur]
  • Rhymes: -elkur
  • Hyphenation: hel‧kur

Noun

helkur (genitive helkuri, partitive helkurit)

  1. reflector, safety reflector, retroreflector (a device that reflects light, either attached to a vehicle or bicycle or worn on one's person)
    jalgratta punane helkur ― red reflector of a bicycle
    Pane helkur varruka külge, siis oled pimedas nähtav.
    Attach a reflector to your sleeve so you can be seen in the dark.

Declension

Declension of helkur (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative helkur helkurid
accusative nom.
gen. helkuri
genitive helkurite
partitive helkurit helkureid
illative helkurisse helkuritesse
helkureisse
inessive helkuris helkurites
helkureis
elative helkurist helkuritest
helkureist
allative helkurile helkuritele
helkureile
adessive helkuril helkuritel
helkureil
ablative helkurilt helkuritelt
helkureilt
translative helkuriks helkuriteks
helkureiks
terminative helkurini helkuriteni
essive helkurina helkuritena
abessive helkurita helkuriteta
comitative helkuriga helkuritega

Compounds

  • kattehelkur
  • kodarahelkur
  • rullhelkur
  • helkurkrae
  • helkurpael
  • helkurriba
  • helkurvest

References

  • helkur in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “helkur”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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