Estonian

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Pastries on display at a coffee shop.

Etymology

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saia +‎ -ke, first part from sai (white bread), possibly from saama (to receive). The suffix -ke implies a diminutive, in the sense of "small white bread". This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯ɑke/, [ˈsɑi̯ˌɑkˑe̞]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑiɑke
  • Hyphenation: sai‧a‧ke

Noun

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saiake (genitive saiakese, partitive saiakest)

  1. a small (typically sweet) pastry or bun
    Synonym: väikesai
    üle kõige meeldis talle kohvikus kakaod ja saiakesi pugidamost of all, he liked to snack on cocoa and pastries in the café
    hommikusöögiks oli tass kohvi ja paar saiakestbreakfast was a cup of coffee and a couple of pastries
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Declension

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Declension of saiake (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative saiake saiakesed
accusative nom.
gen. saiakese
genitive saiakeste
partitive saiakest saiakesi
illative saiakesse
saiakesesse
saiakestesse
saiakesisse
inessive saiakeses saiakestes
saiakesis
elative saiakesest saiakestest
saiakesist
allative saiakesele saiakestele
saiakesile
adessive saiakesel saiakestel
saiakesil
ablative saiakeselt saiakestelt
saiakesilt
translative saiakeseks saiakesteks
saiakesiks
terminative saiakeseni saiakesteni
essive saiakesena saiakestena
abessive saiakeseta saiakesteta
comitative saiakesega saiakestega

Derived terms

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References

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  • saiake in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • saiake”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • saiake”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN