aabits

Estonian

Etymology

A borrowing from German Abc (alphabet, basics, fundamentals).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑˑb̥its/, [ˈɑˑb̥its]

Noun

aabits (genitive aabitsa, partitive aabitsat)

  1. primer (book)
  2. alphabet
    Kas lasteaias aabitsat ka juba õpitakse?
    Is the alphabet already taught in kindergartens?
    1. ABC book
  3. speller (book)

Declension

Declension of aabits (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aabits aabitsad
accusative nom.
gen. aabitsa
genitive aabitsate
partitive aabitsat aabitsaid
illative aabitsasse aabitsatesse
aabitsaisse
inessive aabitsas aabitsates
aabitsais
elative aabitsast aabitsatest
aabitsaist
allative aabitsale aabitsatele
aabitsaile
adessive aabitsal aabitsatel
aabitsail
ablative aabitsalt aabitsatelt
aabitsailt
translative aabitsaks aabitsateks
aabitsaiks
terminative aabitsani aabitsateni
essive aabitsana aabitsatena
abessive aabitsata aabitsateta
comitative aabitsaga aabitsatega

Synonyms

  • aabitsaraamat

Derived terms

Further reading

  • aabits”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • aabits”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Anagrams

  • abista, staabi
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