kalamees

Estonian

Etymology

From kala (“fish”) +‎ mees (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌmeːs/, [ˈkɑlɑˌmeːs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧mees

Noun

kalamees (genitive kalamehe, partitive kalameest)

1. fisherman, fisher

   Kalamehed olid juba varahommikust kohal.

   Fishermen were there since early morning.

Declension

Declension of kalamees (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kalamees	kalamehed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalamehe
genitive			kalameeste
partitive		kalameest	kalamehi
illative		kalamehesse	kalameestesse kalamehisse
inessive		kalamehes	kalameestes kalamehis
elative		kalamehest	kalameestest kalamehist
allative		kalamehele	kalameestele kalamehile
adessive		kalamehel	kalameestel kalamehil
ablative		kalamehelt	kalameestelt kalamehilt
translative		kalameheks	kalameesteks kalamehiks
terminative		kalameheni	kalameesteni
essive		kalamehena	kalameestena
abessive		kalameheta	kalameesteta
comitative		kalamehega	kalameestega

Related terms

• kalamehejutt
• kalamehekummik
• kalamehesaapad
• kalamehesõlm

Ingrian

Etymology

From kala (“fish”) +‎ mees (“man”). Akin to Estonian kalamees.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌmeːs/, [ˈkɑɫɑˌmeːz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌmeːs/, [ˈkɑɫɑˌme̝ːʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -eːs
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧mees

Noun

kalamees

1. fisherman

Declension

Declension of kalamees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kalamees	kalameehet
genitive	kalameehen	kalameehiin
partitive	kalameestä, kalameest	kalameehiä
illative	kalameehee	kalameehii
inessive	kalameehees	kalameehiis
elative	kalameehest	kalameehist
allative	kalameehelle	kalameehille
adessive	kalameeheel	kalameehiil
ablative	kalameehelt	kalameehilt
translative	kalameeheks	kalameehiks
essive	kalameehennä, kalameeheen	kalameehinnä, kalameehiin
exessive1)	kalameehent	kalameehint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• rьbakka, kalastaja

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 126