uulits

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian у́лица (úlica).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuˑlits/, [ˈuˑlʲits]
  • Rhymes: -uˑlits
  • Hyphenation: uu‧lits

Noun

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uulits (genitive uulitsa, partitive uulitsat)

  1. (obsolete or South Estonian) street
    • (Can we date this quote?), August Alle, Massimõrvade laupäeval [On the Saturday of Massacres]‎[1]:
      Las uulits märatseb / ja joobub pruunsärgi tallast, / mis põrutab tänavakive, / kui kantakse haakristi lippe / mõne marsi taktil.
      Let the streets riot / and get drunk on the soles of the brownshirts, / that bounce off the paving stones, / as the flags of the swastika are carried / to the beat of some march.

Declension

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Declension of uulits (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative uulits uulitsad
accusative nom.
gen. uulitsa
genitive uulitsate
partitive uulitsat uulitsaid
illative uulitsasse uulitsatesse
uulitsaisse
inessive uulitsas uulitsates
uulitsais
elative uulitsast uulitsatest
uulitsaist
allative uulitsale uulitsatele
uulitsaile
adessive uulitsal uulitsatel
uulitsail
ablative uulitsalt uulitsatelt
uulitsailt
translative uulitsaks uulitsateks
uulitsaiks
terminative uulitsani uulitsateni
essive uulitsana uulitsatena
abessive uulitsata uulitsateta
comitative uulitsaga uulitsatega

Synonyms

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Compounds

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References

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

Võro

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Noun

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uulits (genitive uulidsa, partitive uulitsat)

  1. Alternative form of huulits