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kuulus

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From kuuluma (to be heard) + -s (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Finnish kuuluisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kˈuːlus/ (inflection type 2)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːlus/ (inflection type 3)
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Adjective

kuulus (genitive kuulsa, partitive kuulsat, comparative kuulsam, superlative kõige kuulsam)

  1. famous
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...
More information Declension of (ÕS type 3/vaher, length gradation), singular ...
Derived terms
  • kuulsus

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

kuulus

  1. third-person singular past indicative of kuuluma

Further reading

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