sahtel

Estonian

sahtel

Etymology

From German Schachtel (box), from Italian scatola (box), metathesised form of Medieval Latin castula (basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑhtel/, [ˈsɑhtel]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhtel
  • Hyphenation: sah‧tel

Noun

sahtel (genitive sahtli, partitive sahtlit)

  1. drawer (box-shaped open or pull-out part of a piece of furniture used for storage)
    Synonyms: (uncommon) laegas, (obsolete) suhvel
    sahtlisse kirjutamato write a piece of literary work for oneself, not to publish (literally, “to write into the drawer”)

Declension

Compounds

  • kapisahtel
  • kummutisahtel
  • lauasahtel
  • pingisahtel
  • portfellisahtel
  • rahasahtel
  • salasahtel
  • sügavkülmasahtel
  • sahtelvoodi
  • sahtlinupp

References

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