harakas

Estonian

Harakas (Pica pica)

Haraka leviala

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harakka, derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ (whence modern Lithuanian šarka, compare also Russian соро́ка (soróka)), see there for further etymology. Cognates include Finnish harakka, Livonian arāgõz, Votic aragõ, Ingrian and Karelian harakka, Livvi harakku, Ludian and Veps harag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrɑkɑs/, [ˈ(h)ɑrɑkˑɑs]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑkɑs
• Hyphenation: ha‧ra‧kas

Noun

harakas (genitive haraka, partitive harakat)

1. magpie (bird of the genus Pica)
2. Eurasian magpie, common magpie (Pica pica)

Declension

Declension of harakas (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		harakas	harakad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	haraka
genitive			harakate
partitive		harakat	harakaid
illative		harakasse	harakatesse harakaisse
inessive		harakas	harakates harakais
elative		harakast	harakatest harakaist
allative		harakale	harakatele harakaile
adessive		harakal	harakatel harakail
ablative		harakalt	harakatelt harakailt
translative		harakaks	harakateks harakaiks
terminative		harakani	harakateni
essive		harakana	harakatena
abessive		harakata	harakateta
comitative		harakaga	harakatega

Compounds

• hilpharakas
• kiitsharakas
• meriharakas
• pajuharakas
• siniharakas

 

• harakakädin
• harakalatv
• harakaliiv
• harakamuna
• harakaparv
• harakapesa

 

References

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