kindral

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkind̥rɑl/, [ˈkind̥rɑl]
• Rhymes: -indrɑl
• Hyphenation: kind‧ral

Etymology 1

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Noun

kindral (genitive kindrali, partitive kindralit)

1. general (the highest officer rank after lieutenant general in the defense forces of Estonia and other countries)

Declension

Declension of kindral (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kindral	kindralid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kindrali
genitive			kindralite
partitive		kindralit	kindraleid
illative		kindralisse	kindralitesse kindraleisse
inessive		kindralis	kindralites kindraleis
elative		kindralist	kindralitest kindraleist
allative		kindralile	kindralitele kindraleile
adessive		kindralil	kindralitel kindraleil
ablative		kindralilt	kindralitelt kindraleilt
translative		kindraliks	kindraliteks kindraleiks
terminative		kindralini	kindraliteni
essive		kindralina	kindralitena
abessive		kindralita	kindraliteta
comitative		kindraliga	kindralitega

Compounds

• kindralmajor

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kindral

1. adessive singular of kinner

References

• kindral in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “kindral”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009