meremees
[ˈmereˌmeːs]
seaman, sailor
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meremees | meremehed |
| Genitive | meremehe | meremeeste |
| Partitive | meremeest | meremehi |
| Illative | meremehesse | meremeestesse |
| Inessive | meremehes | meremeestes |
| Elative | meremehest | meremeestest |
| Allative | meremehele | meremeestele |
| Adessive | meremehel | meremeestel |
| Ablative | meremehelt | meremeestelt |
| Translative | meremeheks | meremeesteks |
| Terminative | meremeheni | meremeesteni |
| Essive | meremehena | meremeestena |
| Abessive | meremeheta | meremeesteta |
| Comitative | meremehega | meremeestega |
Examples
Meremees oli merel kaks kuud.
The seaman was at sea for two months.
Mu vanaisa oli meremees.
My grandfather was a seaman.
Common combinations
kogenud meremees
experienced seaman
meremehena töötama
to work as a seaman
In Estonian
laeval töötav või merd sõitev mees
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