preili
[ˈpreili]
miss
- noun
- B1
- Communication
- Society
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | preili | preilid |
| Genitive | preili | preilide |
| Partitive | preilit | preilisid |
| Illative | preilisse | preilidesse |
| Inessive | preilis | preilides |
| Elative | preilist | preilidest |
| Allative | preilile | preilidele |
| Adessive | preilil | preilidel |
| Ablative | preililt | preilidelt |
| Translative | preiliks | preilideks |
| Terminative | preilini | preilideni |
| Essive | preilina | preilidena |
| Comitative | preiliga | preilidega |
Examples
Preili Kaasik saatis lauljat klaveril.
Miss Kaasik accompanied the singer on the piano.
Vanemas kirjas pöörduti tema poole sõnaga „preili”.
In the older letter, she was addressed as 'Miss'.
Common combinations
noor preili
a young lady
elegantne preili
an elegant young lady
preiliks kutsuma
to call someone “Miss”
Related words
In Estonian
traditsiooniline viisakas nimetus või pöördumine noore vallalise naise kohta
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