neiu
[ˈneiu]
young woman, maiden
- noun
- A2
- Communication
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | neiu | neiud |
| Genitive | neiu | neiude |
| Partitive | neiut | neiusid |
| Illative | neiusse | neiudesse |
| Inessive | neius | neiudes |
| Elative | neiust | neiudest |
| Allative | neiule | neiudele |
| Adessive | neiul | neiudel |
| Ablative | neiult | neiudelt |
| Translative | neiuks | neiudeks |
| Terminative | neiuni | neiudeni |
| Essive | neiuna | neiudena |
| Abessive | neiuta | neiudeta |
| Comitative | neiuga | neiudega |
Examples
Noor neiu küsis teed raamatukokku.
A young woman asked the way to the library.
Neiu naeratas sõbralikult.
The young woman smiled warmly.
Common combinations
noor neiu
young woman
neiuga rääkima
to speak with the young woman
Related words
In Estonian
noor naine; tänapäeval veidi vanamoodne või pidulik sõna
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