herilane

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herhiläinen, from an earlier *šerši + *-läinen, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *śirˀšō, compare Lithuanian širšė, Finnish herhiläinen (“wasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈherilɑne/, [ˈ(h)erilɑne̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑne
  • Hyphenation: he‧ri‧la‧ne

Noun

herilane (genitive herilase, partitive herilast)

  1. wasp

Inflection

Declension of herilane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative herilane herilased
accusative nom.
gen. herilase
genitive herilaste
partitive herilast herilasi
illative herilasse
herilasesse 		herilastesse
herilasisse
inessive herilases herilastes
herilasis
elative herilasest herilastest
herilasist
allative herilasele herilastele
herilasile
adessive herilasel herilastel
herilasil
ablative herilaselt herilastelt
herilasilt
translative herilaseks herilasteks
herilasiks
terminative herilaseni herilasteni
essive herilasena herilastena
abessive herilaseta herilasteta
comitative herilasega herilastega

References

  • herilane in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “herilane”, 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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