nõgi
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *noki.
Noun
nõgi (genitive nõe, partitive nõge)
- pitch like substance formed mainly of soot: lampblack, soot, grime
- Hyponym: tahm
- Korstnapühkijat kattis lenduv tahm ja nakkuv nõgi. ― The chimney sweep was covered in volatile soot powder and sticky soot pitch.
Declension
| Declension of nõgi (ÕS type 21/jõgi, g-ø gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nõgi | nõed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | nõe | ||
| genitive | nõgede | ||
| partitive | nõge | nõgesid | |
| illative | nõkke nõesse |
nõgedesse | |
| inessive | nões | nõgedes | |
| elative | nõest | nõgedest | |
| allative | nõele | nõgedele | |
| adessive | nõel | nõgedel | |
| ablative | nõelt | nõgedelt | |
| translative | nõeks | nõgedeks | |
| terminative | nõeni | nõgedeni | |
| essive | nõena | nõgedena | |
| abessive | nõeta | nõgedeta | |
| comitative | nõega | nõgedega | |
See also
- suits (“smoke; fume”)
- pigi (“pitch”)
- tahm (“soot”)
- toss (“thick smoke”)
- tuhk (“ash”)
- tõrv (“tar”)
- ving (“reek of toxic fume; CO gas”)
- vinduma (“to burn poorly and emit toxic fumes”)
Further reading
- “nõgi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009