pärdik
Estonian
Pärdik (Cercopithecus diana)
Etymology
Probably derived from Pärtel or Pärt, the Estonian name variants of Bartholomew the Apostle. In Estonian folk religion, he was thought to be either an amulet of good luck, or a stupid and dumb prankster and a hooligan. Latvian pērtiķis (“monkey”) is probably borrowed from Estonian.[1] Another theory suggests a borrowing from a Germanic language, whence the Latvian term would also be borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpærd̥ik/, [ˈpærd̥ʲikˑ]
- Rhymes: -ærdik
- Hyphenation: pär‧dik
Noun
pärdik (genitive pärdiku, partitive pärdikut)
- monkey (Cercopithecus)
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
- (by extension) Any other ape.
- (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant person; a mischievous child.
- See karvane pärdik oli mu sõbranna mees.
- This hairy monkey was my friend's husband.
- A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
Declension
| Declension of pärdik (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pärdik | pärdikud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | pärdiku | ||
| genitive | pärdikute | ||
| partitive | pärdikut | pärdikuid | |
| illative | pärdikusse | pärdikutesse pärdikuisse | |
| inessive | pärdikus | pärdikutes pärdikuis | |
| elative | pärdikust | pärdikutest pärdikuist | |
| allative | pärdikule | pärdikutele pärdikuile | |
| adessive | pärdikul | pärdikutel pärdikuil | |
| ablative | pärdikult | pärdikutelt pärdikuilt | |
| translative | pärdikuks | pärdikuteks pärdikuiks | |
| terminative | pärdikuni | pärdikuteni | |
| essive | pärdikuna | pärdikutena | |
| abessive | pärdikuta | pärdikuteta | |
| comitative | pärdikuga | pärdikutega | |
Compounds
- ahvipärdik
- rohepärdik
- pärdiklill
- pärdikutemp
Descendants
- →? Latvian: pērtiķis
References
- “pärdik”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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