jumalaga

Estonian

Etymology

Abessive singular form of jumal (“god”), from Proto-Finnic *jumala (“god”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyumā́ (“shining, divine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjumɑlɑɡ̊ɑ/, [ˈjümɑlɑɡ̊ɑ]

• Rhymes: -umɑlɑɡɑ
• Hyphenation: ju‧ma‧la‧ga

Interjection

jumalaga

1. adieu, farewell, goodbye (a wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure)

   jumalaga, sõbrad! ― farewell, friends!

   ütles kõigile jumalaga ― said goodbye to everyone

   Synonyms: hüvasti, prassai

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Noun

jumalaga

1. abessive singular of jumal

References

• jumalaga in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “jumalaga”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “jumalaga”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN