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Kreeta
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Estonian
Etymology 1
From et grc Κρήτη.
Proper noun
et proper noun
Crete
Etymology 2
et sv Greta and et de Grete, ultimately also from et grc -. A variant of et Reet, et Kreet, et Grete.
Proper noun
et female
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
fi place
From fi grc Κρήτη.
Proper noun
Crete
Declension
Kreet a
Derived terms
fi kreetalainen
Etymology 2
fi female
fi sv Greta and sv Margareta, ultimately also from fi grc -. A variant of fi Reeta, fi Reetta.
Proper noun
fi female
fi 1864 w:Aleksis Kivi Nummisuutarit SKS 1956 act I Kreeta! pääni pyörään käy, koska muistelen, että kohta olen yhtä kanssas, eli toisin, minä tulen sinuksi ja sinä minuksi, sanalla sanoen, Esko on Kreeta ja Kreeta on Esko; ja kutsukoot meitä sitten joko Eskokreetaksi eli Kreetaeskoksi. Kreeta! my head feels like spinning, as I remember how I am one with you, that is to say, I become you and you me, and so to say, Esko is Kreeta and Kreeta is Esko, and let us be called Eskokreeta or Kreetaesko.
1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 3 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
fi Kaisan huulet massahtelee, / Napsuttelee kirves; / Kreeta-muori Kaisan kynsiss’ / Juttuu hampaat irviss’. On her cupping tool / Kaisa smacks her lip. / Greta talks through gritted teeth, / Squirming in her grip.
Declension
Kreet a
Statistics
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Anagrams
fi aeekrt kareet rakeet
fi Islands