"kiri" meaning in Estonian

See kiri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *kirja. Cognate with Finnish kirja and Votic tširjõ. Etymology templates: {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*kirja}} Proto-Finnic *kirja, {{cog|fi|kirja}} Finnish kirja, {{cog|vot|tširjõ}} Votic tširjõ Head templates: {{head|et|nouns|genitive|kirja|||partitive|kirja|||cat2=|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f2accel-form=gen|s|f3accel-form=par|s|f3request=1|f4accel-form=par|s|head=}} kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja), {{et-noun|kirja|kirja}} kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja) Inflection templates: {{et-decl-padi|kir|||ja|i}} Forms: kirja [genitive], kirja [partitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kiri [nominative, singular], kirjad [nominative, plural], kiri [accusative, nominative, singular], kirjad [accusative, nominative, plural], kirja [accusative, genitive, singular], kirjad [accusative, genitive, plural], kirja [genitive, singular], kirjade [genitive, plural], kirja [partitive, singular], kirju [partitive, plural], kirjasid [partitive, plural], kirja [illative, singular], kirjasse [illative, singular], kirjadesse [illative, plural], kirjusse [illative, plural], kirjas [inessive, singular], kirjades [inessive, plural], kirjus [inessive, plural], kirjast [elative, singular], kirjadest [elative, plural], kirjust [elative, plural], kirjale [allative, singular], kirjadele [allative, plural], kirjule [allative, plural], kirjal [adessive, singular], kirjadel [adessive, plural], kirjul [adessive, plural], kirjalt [ablative, singular], kirjadelt [ablative, plural], kirjult [ablative, plural], kirjaks [singular, translative], kirjadeks [plural, translative], kirjuks [plural, translative], kirjani [singular, terminative], kirjadeni [plural, terminative], kirjana [essive, singular], kirjadena [essive, plural], kirjata [abessive, singular], kirjadeta [abessive, plural], kirjaga [comitative, singular], kirjadega [comitative, plural]
  1. writing
    Sense id: en-kiri-et-noun-7ocRBeh1 Categories (other): Estonian padi-type nominals Disambiguation of Estonian padi-type nominals: 26 21 26 27
  2. letter (message)
    Sense id: en-kiri-et-noun-y0wlD2Ur Categories (other): Estonian padi-type nominals Disambiguation of Estonian padi-type nominals: 26 21 26 27
  3. font, script
    Sense id: en-kiri-et-noun-dccziFqp Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header, Estonian padi-type nominals Disambiguation of Estonian entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 61 11 Disambiguation of Estonian padi-type nominals: 26 21 26 27
  4. pattern (decorative, e.g., knitted, embroidered, or carved into wood)
    Sense id: en-kiri-et-noun-Ir0z-d7W Categories (other): Estonian padi-type nominals Disambiguation of Estonian padi-type nominals: 26 21 26 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allkiri, armastuskiri, kiilkiri, kindakiri, kirjandus, kirjanik, kirjatuvi, kirju, käskkiri

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "allkiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "armastuskiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kiilkiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kindakiri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kirjandus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kirjanik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kirjatuvi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kirju"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "käskkiri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *kirja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish kirja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "tširjõ"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic tširjõ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *kirja. Cognate with Finnish kirja and Votic tširjõ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-padi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "length gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "24u/padi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjasid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjasse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjades",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjalt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjaks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjuks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "10": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "kirja",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "kirja",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f3accel-form": "par|s",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4accel-form": "par|s",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kirja",
        "2": "kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja)",
      "name": "et-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kir",
        "2": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "ja",
        "5": "i"
      },
      "name": "et-decl-padi"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 21 26 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian padi-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiri-et-noun-7ocRBeh1",
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 21 26 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian padi-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "letter (message)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiri-et-noun-y0wlD2Ur",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 10 61 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 21 26 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian padi-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "font, script"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiri-et-noun-dccziFqp",
      "links": [
        [
          "font",
          "font"
        ],
        [
          "script",
          "script"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 21 26 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian padi-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pattern (decorative, e.g., knitted, embroidered, or carved into wood)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kiri-et-noun-Ir0z-d7W",
      "links": [
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kiri"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Estonian lemmas",
    "Estonian nouns",
    "Estonian padi-type nominals",
    "Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for pronunciation in Estonian entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "allkiri"
    },
    {
      "word": "armastuskiri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiilkiri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kindakiri"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirjandus"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirjanik"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirjatuvi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirju"
    },
    {
      "word": "käskkiri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *kirja",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish kirja",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "tširjõ"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic tširjõ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *kirja. Cognate with Finnish kirja and Votic tširjõ.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-padi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "length gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "24u/padi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kiri",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjad",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjade",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirju",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjasid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjasse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjades",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjast",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjale",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjal",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjalt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjaks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjuks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kirjadega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "10": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "kirja",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "kirja",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f2accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f3accel-form": "par|s",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4accel-form": "par|s",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kirja",
        "2": "kirja"
      },
      "expansion": "kiri (genitive kirja, partitive kirja)",
      "name": "et-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kir",
        "2": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "ja",
        "5": "i"
      },
      "name": "et-decl-padi"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "writing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "writing",
          "writing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "letter (message)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "font, script"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "font",
          "font"
        ],
        [
          "script",
          "script"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pattern (decorative, e.g., knitted, embroidered, or carved into wood)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pattern",
          "pattern"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kiri"
}

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