Estonian

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Etymology

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From hilja +‎ -nema or hiline +‎ -ma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Noun

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hilinema (da-infinitive hilineda)

  1. (intransitive) to be late (not arrive until after an expected time)

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Further reading

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