Elevandiluurannik

Estonian

Etymology

elevandiluu (“ivory”) +‎ rannik (“coast”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈelevɑnʲd̥i(ˌ)luːˌrɑnˑik/, [ˈelevɑnʲd̥ʲi(ˌ)luːˌrɑnˑikˑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnˑik
  • Hyphenation: E‧le‧van‧di‧luu‧ran‧nik

Proper noun

Elevandiluurannik (genitive Elevandiluuranniku, partitive Elevandiluurannikut)

  1. Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)
    Hypernym: Prantsuse Lääne-Aafrika
    Elevandiluurannikule ― to Ivory Coast
    Elevandiluurannikul ― in Ivory Coast
    Elevandiluurannikult ― from Ivory Coast

Usage notes
  • The government of the country has requested that the country be called Côte d’Ivoire in every language. However, it continues to be called Elevandiluurannik in Estonian, with the exception of diplomatic context.

Declension
Declension of Elevandiluurannik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Elevandiluurannik Elevandiluurannikud
genitive Elevandiluuranniku Elevandiluurannikute
partitive Elevandiluurannikut Elevandiluurannikuid
illative Elevandiluurannikusse Elevandiluurannikutesse
Elevandiluurannikuisse
inessive Elevandiluurannikus Elevandiluurannikutes
Elevandiluurannikuis
elative Elevandiluurannikust Elevandiluurannikutest
Elevandiluurannikuist
allative Elevandiluurannikule Elevandiluurannikutele
Elevandiluurannikuile
adessive Elevandiluurannikul Elevandiluurannikutel
Elevandiluurannikuil
ablative Elevandiluurannikult Elevandiluurannikutelt
Elevandiluurannikuilt
translative Elevandiluurannikuks Elevandiluurannikuteks
Elevandiluurannikuiks
terminative Elevandiluurannikuni Elevandiluurannikuteni
essive Elevandiluurannikuna Elevandiluurannikutena
abessive Elevandiluurannikuta Elevandiluurannikuteta
comitative Elevandiluurannikuga Elevandiluurannikutega

References
  • Elevandiluurannik in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “Elevandiluurannik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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