eramu

Estonian

Etymology

From era- (“private”) +‎ -mu. Coined by Estonian linguist and philologist Johannes Aavik in 1932.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈerɑmu/, [ˈerɑmu]
• Rhymes: -erɑmu
• Hyphenation: e‧ra‧mu

Noun

eramu (genitive eramu, partitive eramut)

1. (formal) private house
   1. A single-family detached house in private property.

      Maja ümbruses asuvad enamjaolt korterelamud, aga üle tee asuvad eramud.

      There are primarily apartment blocks near the house, but across the street are private houses.

Declension

Declension of eramu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		eramu	eramud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	eramu
genitive			eramute
partitive		eramut	eramuid
illative		eramusse	eramutesse eramuisse
inessive		eramus	eramutes eramuis
elative		eramust	eramutest eramuist
allative		eramule	eramutele eramuile
adessive		eramul	eramutel eramuil
ablative		eramult	eramutelt eramuilt
translative		eramuks	eramuteks eramuiks
terminative		eramuni	eramuteni
essive		eramuna	eramutena
abessive		eramuta	eramuteta
comitative		eramuga	eramutega

Synonyms

• maja
• eramaja
• elamu