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Etymology

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Likely from Ancient Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̥emokˈrɑːtiɑ̯/, [d̥emokˈrɑːtʲˑiɑ̯]
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Noun

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demokraatia (genitive demokraatia, partitive demokraatiat)

  1. democracy
    Synonym: rahvavõim

Declension

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Declension of demokraatia (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative demokraatia demokraatiad
accusative nom.
gen. demokraatia
genitive demokraatiate
partitive demokraatiat demokraatiaid
illative demokraatiasse demokraatiatesse
demokraatiaisse
inessive demokraatias demokraatiates
demokraatiais
elative demokraatiast demokraatiatest
demokraatiaist
allative demokraatiale demokraatiatele
demokraatiaile
adessive demokraatial demokraatiatel
demokraatiail
ablative demokraatialt demokraatiatelt
demokraatiailt
translative demokraatiaks demokraatiateks
demokraatiaiks
terminative demokraatiani demokraatiateni
essive demokraatiana demokraatiatena
abessive demokraatiata demokraatiateta
comitative demokraatiaga demokraatiatega
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Further reading

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  • demokraatia”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • demokraatia”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • demokraatia”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • demokraatia in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
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