ämm
[ˈæmm]
mother-in-law
- noun
- B1
- Family
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ämm | ämmad |
| Genitive | ämma | ämmade |
| Partitive | ämma | ämmi |
| Illative | ämmasse | ämmadesse |
| Inessive | ämmas | ämmades |
| Elative | ämmast | ämmadest |
| Allative | ämmale | ämmadele |
| Adessive | ämmal | ämmadel |
| Ablative | ämmalt | ämmadelt |
| Translative | ämmaks | ämmadeks |
| Terminative | ämmani | ämmadeni |
| Essive | ämmana | ämmadena |
| Abessive | ämmata | ämmadeta |
| Comitative | ämmaga | ämmadega |
Examples
Mingit läbikäimist ämma ja Vilma vahel ei olnud.
There was no interaction between the mother-in-law and Vilma.
Ta saab oma ämma ja äiaga hästi läbi.
She gets along well with her mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Common combinations
ämm ja äi
mother-in-law and father-in-law
ämmaga hästi läbi saama
to get along with one's mother-in-law
Related words
In Estonian
mehe- või naiseema
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