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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Āfrica.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑˑfrikɑ/, [ˈɑˑfrikˑɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑˑfrikɑ
  • Hyphenation: Aaf‧ri‧ka
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Proper noun

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Aafrika (genitive Aafrika, partitive Aafrikat)

  1. Africa (a continent)

Usage notes

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  • The plural can be formed but does not normally occur.

Declension

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Declension of Aafrika (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Aafrika Aafrikad
accusative nom.
gen. Aafrika
genitive Aafrikate
partitive Aafrikat Aafrikaid
illative Aafrikasse Aafrikatesse
Aafrikaisse
inessive Aafrikas Aafrikates
Aafrikais
elative Aafrikast Aafrikatest
Aafrikaist
allative Aafrikale Aafrikatele
Aafrikaile
adessive Aafrikal Aafrikatel
Aafrikail
ablative Aafrikalt Aafrikatelt
Aafrikailt
translative Aafrikaks Aafrikateks
Aafrikaiks
terminative Aafrikani Aafrikateni
essive Aafrikana Aafrikatena
abessive Aafrikata Aafrikateta
comitative Aafrikaga Aafrikatega

References

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  • Aafrika in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • Aafrika”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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