Inglismaa

Estonian

Etymology

From inglise + maa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinɡ̊lisˌmɑː/, [ˈiŋɡ̊lʲisˌmɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: Ing‧lis‧maa

Proper noun

Inglismaa (genitive Inglismaa, partitive Inglismaad)

  1. England (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)
  2. (nonstandard) Great Britain, United Kingdom (a country in Western Europe)
    Synonyms: Suurbritannia, Ühendkuningriik, ÜK

Usage notes

  • The use of the name Inglismaa for the whole country (Suurbritannia: Great Britain) is appropriate in a historical context, for the modern country it is acceptable only in less official texts.

Declension

Declension of Inglismaa (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Inglismaa
accusative nom.
gen. Inglismaa
genitive
partitive Inglismaad
illative Inglismaasse
inessive Inglismaas
elative Inglismaast
allative Inglismaale
adessive Inglismaal
ablative Inglismaalt
translative Inglismaaks
terminative Inglismaani
essive Inglismaana
abessive Inglismaata
comitative Inglismaaga

References

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