meri
[ˈmeri]
sea
- noun
- A1
- Nature
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meri | mered |
| Genitive | mere | merede |
| Partitive | merd | meresid |
| Illative | meresse | meredesse |
| Inessive | meres | meredes |
| Elative | merest | meredest |
| Allative | merele | meredele |
| Adessive | merel | meredel |
| Ablative | merelt | meredelt |
| Translative | mereks | meredeks |
| Terminative | mereni | meredeni |
| Essive | merena | meredena |
| Abessive | mereta | meredeta |
| Comitative | merega | meredega |
Examples
Suvel on meri soe.
The sea is warm in summer.
Laev sõidab üle mere.
The ship sails across the sea.
Common combinations
mere ääres
by the sea
üle mere
across the sea
Related words
In Estonian
Suur soolase veega veekogu
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