piiramisrõngas

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + rõngas (ring).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˌrɤnɡ̊ɑs/, [ˈpiːrɑmisˌrɤŋɡ̊ɑs]
  • Rhymes: -ɤŋɡɑs
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧rõn‧gas

Noun

piiramisrõngas (genitive piiramisrõnga, partitive piiramisrõngast)

  1. (military, usually in internal locative cases) being besieged, under siege
    1. A force surrounding the enemy and attempting to defeat them.
      piiramisrõngast välja murdmato break out of the siege
      Linn oli pikka aega türklaste piiramisrõngas.The city was under Turkish siege for a long time.
      Laev võeti piiramisrõngasse.The ship was laid siege to.
      1. (figuratively)
        Hundid olid jäänud jahimeeste piiramisrõngasse.The wolves have been under the hunters' siege.

Declension

References

  • piiramisrõngas in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), piiramisrõngas”, 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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