äi
[ˈæi]
father-in-law
- noun
- B1
- Family
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | äi | äiad |
| Genitive | äia | äiade |
| Partitive | äia | äiu |
| Illative | äiasse | äiadesse |
| Inessive | äias | äiades |
| Elative | äiast | äiadest |
| Allative | äiale | äiadele |
| Adessive | äial | äiadel |
| Ablative | äialt | äiadelt |
| Translative | äiaks | äiadeks |
| Terminative | äiani | äiadeni |
| Essive | äiana | äiadena |
| Abessive | äiata | äiadeta |
| Comitative | äiaga | äiadega |
Examples
Äi suri ja ämm jäi üksi.
The father-in-law died and the mother-in-law was left alone.
Lähen homme äiale ja ämmale külla.
I'm going to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law tomorrow.
Common combinations
äi ja ämm
father-in-law and mother-in-law
äiale külla minema
to visit one's father-in-law
Related words
In Estonian
mehe- või naiseisa
Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses