Baltimaad
Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɑlʲtiˌmɑːd̥/, [ˈb̥ɑlʲtʲiˌmɑːd̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑːd
- Hyphenation: Bal‧ti‧maad
Proper noun
Baltimaad (genitive Baltimaade, partitive Baltimaid or Baltimaasid)
- (plural only) Baltic, the Baltics, the Baltic states (a geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states)
- 1989, “The Baltics Are Waking Up”, V. Pavlovskis, H. Karmo (lyrics), B. Rezņiks (music):
- Ärgake Baltimaad, ärgake Baltimaad, Leedumaa, Lätimaa, Eestimaa!
- Wake up Baltic states, wake up Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia!
Declension
| Declension of Baltimaad (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | — | Baltimaad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | — | ||
| genitive | Baltimaade | ||
| partitive | — | Baltimaid Baltimaasid | |
| illative | — | Baltimaadesse Baltimaisse | |
| inessive | — | Baltimaades Baltimais | |
| elative | — | Baltimaadest Baltimaist | |
| allative | — | Baltimaadele Baltimaile | |
| adessive | — | Baltimaadel Baltimail | |
| ablative | — | Baltimaadelt Baltimailt | |
| translative | — | Baltimaadeks Baltimaiks | |
| terminative | — | Baltimaadeni | |
| essive | — | Baltimaadena | |
| abessive | — | Baltimaadeta | |
| comitative | — | Baltimaadega | |
Derived terms
- baltimaalane
References
- Baltimaad in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “Baltimaad”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN