sinikas

Estonian

Etymology

sinine +‎ -kas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsinikɑs/, [ˈsʲinʲikˑɑs]
  • Rhymes: -inikɑs
  • Hyphenation: si‧ni‧kas

Noun

sinikas (genitive sinika, partitive sinikat)

  1. bog bilberry
  2. (informal) bruise (mark on the skin)
    Synonym: verevalum
    Kaklejal oli nägu verine ja sinikas silma all.
    The fighter's face was bloody and he had a bruise under his eye.

Declension

Declension of sinikas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sinikas sinikad
accusative nom.
gen. sinika
genitive sinikate
partitive sinikat sinikaid
illative sinikasse sinikatesse
sinikaisse
inessive sinikas sinikates
sinikais
elative sinikast sinikatest
sinikaist
allative sinikale sinikatele
sinikaile
adessive sinikal sinikatel
sinikail
ablative sinikalt sinikatelt
sinikailt
translative sinikaks sinikateks
sinikaiks
terminative sinikani sinikateni
essive sinikana sinikatena
abessive sinikata sinikateta
comitative sinikaga sinikatega

Adjective

sinikas (genitive sinika, partitive sinikat, comparative sinikam, superlative kõige sinikam or sinikaim)

  1. (rare) bluish
    Synonyms: sinakas, sinkjas
    Taskulambi valgus oli sinikat värvi.
    The flashlight's light had a bluish color.

Declension

Declension of sinikas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sinikas sinikad
accusative nom.
gen. sinika
genitive sinikate
partitive sinikat sinikaid
illative sinikasse sinikatesse
sinikaisse
inessive sinikas sinikates
sinikais
elative sinikast sinikatest
sinikaist
allative sinikale sinikatele
sinikaile
adessive sinikal sinikatel
sinikail
ablative sinikalt sinikatelt
sinikailt
translative sinikaks sinikateks
sinikaiks
terminative sinikani sinikateni
essive sinikana sinikatena
abessive sinikata sinikateta
comitative sinikaga sinikatega

References

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