saadik

Estonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑˑd̥ik/, [ˈsɑˑd̥ʲikˑ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑˑdik
  • Hyphenation: saa‧dik

Etymology 1

saatma (“to send”) +‎ -ik

Noun

saadik (genitive saadiku, partitive saadikut)

  1. ambassador, envoy, deputy
    1. The highest diplomatic representative of one country in another country or in an international community.
      Eesti saadik Soomes ― Estonian Ambassador to Finland
      Synonym: suursaadik
    2. A person who has been formally elected to represent others in government or other governing bodies.
      Euroopa Parlamendi saadik ― Member of the European Parliament
    3. A representative of someone in the performance of a task.
      Vaenlasega läbirääkimiste pidamiseks läkitati kolm saadikut.
      Three envoys were sent to negotiate with the enemy.
Declension
Declension of saadik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative saadik saadikud
accusative nom.
gen. saadiku
genitive saadikute
partitive saadikut saadikuid
illative saadikusse saadikutesse
saadikuisse
inessive saadikus saadikutes
saadikuis
elative saadikust saadikutest
saadikuist
allative saadikule saadikutele
saadikuile
adessive saadikul saadikutel
saadikuil
ablative saadikult saadikutelt
saadikuilt
translative saadikuks saadikuteks
saadikuiks
terminative saadikuni saadikuteni
essive saadikuna saadikutena
abessive saadikuta saadikuteta
comitative saadikuga saadikutega

Compounds
  • erisaadik
  • kultuurisaadik
  • parlamendisaadik
  • rahvasaadik
  • suursaadik
  • välissaadik

Etymology 2

From saama (“to get”). Compare Finnish saatikka.

Adverb

saadik (not comparable)

  1. (dated) let alone, not to mention
    Ta ei julgenud seda endalegi tunnistada, saadik siis veel teisele rääkida.
    He didn't have the guts to admit it, let alone tell others about it.

Postposition

(elative +) saadik

  1. since
    Sajab juba hommikust saadik.
    It has been raining since morning.
    Tüdruk on sündimisest saadik pime.
    The girl has been blind since birth.
  2. up to something, until a certain limit
    Ta seisis rinnust saadik vees.
    He was standing in water from the chest up.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • kustsaadik
  • sealtsaadik
  • sestsaadik
  • siiasaadik
  • siitsaadik
  • sinnasaadik

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