mees
[ˈmeːs]
man, husband
- noun
- A1
- Family
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mees | mehed |
| Genitive | mehe | meeste |
| Partitive | meest | mehi |
| Illative | mehesse | meestesse |
| Inessive | mehes | meestes |
| Elative | mehest | meestest |
| Allative | mehele | meestele |
| Adessive | mehel | meestel |
| Ablative | mehelt | meestelt |
| Translative | meheks | meesteks |
| Terminative | meheni | meesteni |
| Essive | mehena | meestena |
| Abessive | meheta | meesteta |
| Comitative | mehega | meestega |
Examples
Mees on pikk.
The man is tall.
Ma näen meest.
I see a man.
Common combinations
noor mees
young man
abielus mees
married man
Antonyms
Related words
In Estonian
Täiskasvanud meessoost inimene; ka abikaasa
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