kammeljas

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Finnish kampela (“flounder”), Ingrian kampala, Karelian kampala and Livonian kǭma. Russian ка́мбала (kámbala, “flounder”) is borrowed from Finnic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmːeljɑs/

Noun

kammeljas (genitive kammelja, partitive kammeljat)

1. turbot (any of various flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae)

   Synonym: kivikammeljas

Declension

Declension of kammeljas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kammeljas	kammeljad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kammelja
genitive			kammeljate
partitive		kammeljat	kammeljaid
illative		kammeljasse	kammeljatesse kammeljaisse
inessive		kammeljas	kammeljates kammeljais
elative		kammeljast	kammeljatest kammeljaist
allative		kammeljale	kammeljatele kammeljaile
adessive		kammeljal	kammeljatel kammeljail
ablative		kammeljalt	kammeljatelt kammeljailt
translative		kammeljaks	kammeljateks kammeljaiks
terminative		kammeljani	kammeljateni
essive		kammeljana	kammeljatena
abessive		kammeljata	kammeljateta
comitative		kammeljaga	kammeljatega

Further reading

• kammeljas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)