Emajõgi

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English

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Etymology

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From Estonian Emajõgi < ema (mother) +‎ jõgi (river).

Proper noun

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Emajõgi

  1. A river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km.

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Estonian

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Whooper swan on the Emajõgi river in the Peipsveere nature reserve.

Etymology

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ema +‎ jõgi, first part ema (mother) comes from Proto-Finnic *emä (mother), from Proto-Uralic *emä (mother). Last part jõgi (river) comes from Proto-Finnic *joki (river), from Proto-Uralic *joke (river).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈemɑjɤɡ̊i/, [ˈemɑ̈jɤɡ̊i]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑjɤɡi
  • Hyphenation: em‧a‧jõ‧gi

Proper noun

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Emajõgi

  1. Emajõgi (a river in Estonia) with a length of 101 km which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km.
    Emajõgi on ainukese jõena Eestis täies pikkuses laevatatav
    Emajõgi is the only river in Estonia that is navigable in its entire length
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Declension

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Declension of Emajõgi (ÕS type 21/jõgi, g-ø gradation)
singular plural
nominative Emajõgi Emajõed
accusative nom.
gen. Emajõe
genitive Emajõgede
partitive Emajõge Emajõgesid
illative Emajõkke
Emajõesse
Emajõgedesse
inessive Emajões Emajõgedes
elative Emajõest Emajõgedest
allative Emajõele Emajõgedele
adessive Emajõel Emajõgedel
ablative Emajõelt Emajõgedelt
translative Emajõeks Emajõgedeks
terminative Emajõeni Emajõgedeni
essive Emajõena Emajõgedena
abessive Emajõeta Emajõgedeta
comitative Emajõega Emajõgedega

Descendants

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References

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  • Emajõgi”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • Emajõgi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • Emajõgi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • Emajõgi”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

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Suur-Emajõgi in the Emajõgi-Suursoo protected area.

Etymology

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From Estonian Emajõgi (Emajõgi), first part ema (mother) comes from Proto-Finnic *emä (mother), from Proto-Uralic *emä (mother). Last part jõgi (river) comes from Proto-Finnic *joki (river), from Proto-Uralic *joke (river).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːmajoːɡɪ/
  • (Estonian) IPA(key): /ˈemɑjɤɡɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -oːɡɪ
  • Hyphenation: E‧ma‧jõ‧gi

Proper noun

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Emajõgi

  1. Emajõgi (a river in Estonia) with a length of 101 km which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km.
    Innsjøen Võrtsjärv har avløp i nordøst via den 101 kilometer lange elven Emajõgi med et fall på 3,7 meter til Peipussjøen.
    Lake Võrtsjärv drains in the northeast via the 101-kilometer-long river Emajõgi with a drop of 3.7 meters to Lake Peipus.