haldjas

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *haltijas, from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*haldijaʀ). Cognate with Finnish haltija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑld̥jɑs/, [ˈ(h)ɑld̥ʲjɑ̈s]

Noun

haldjas (genitive haldja, partitive haldjat)

  1. fairy (mythical being)
    Synonyms: geenius, kaitsevaim
  2. elf (magical, typically forest-guarding creature)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • haldjalik

Further reading

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