kriit

Estonian
Kriit

Etymology

From Middle Low German krite, ultimately from Latin crēta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkriːt/
  • Hyphenation: kriit

Noun

kriit (genitive kriidi, partitive kriiti)

  1. chalk
    1. (uncountable) A fine-grained porous whitish limestone composed mainly of calcite, used in the lime, cement and rubber industries and in construction.
      Pulbril on kergelt kriidi maitse, kuid ta pole ebameeldiv.
      The powder has a slight taste of chalk, but it's not unpleasant.
      1. (countable) A piece of chalk for writing and drawing.
        Lastele meeldis kriidiga asfaldile joonistada.
        The children like to draw on the pavement with chalk.
  2. (geology) Cretaceous
    1. (geology) The last geologic period of the Mesozoic era following the Jurassic.

Declension
Declension of kriit (type riik)
singular plural
nominative kriit kriidid
genitive kriidi kriitide
partitive kriiti kriite / kriitisid
illative kriiti / kriidisse kriitidesse
inessive kriidis kriitides
elative kriidist kriitidest
allative kriidile kriitidele
adessive kriidil kriitidel
ablative kriidilt kriitidelt
translative kriidiks kriitideks
terminative kriidini kriitideni
essive kriidina kriitidena
abessive kriidita kriitideta
comitative kriidiga kriitidega

Synonyms
  • (geologic period): kriidiajastu

Derived terms
  • kriidine
  • kriitjas
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