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saiake

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Estonian

Etymology

saia +‎ -ke, first part from sai (“white bread”), possibly from saama (“to receive”). The suffix -ke implies a diminutive, in the sense of "small white bread". This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯ɑke/, [ˈsɑi̯ˌɑkˑe̞]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑiɑke
  • Hyphenation: sai‧a‧ke

Noun

saiake (genitive saiakese, partitive saiakest)

  1. a small (typically sweet) pastry or bun
    Synonym: väikesai
    üle kõige meeldis talle kohvikus kakaod ja saiakesi pugida ― most of all, he liked to snack on cocoa and pastries in the café
    hommikusöögiks oli tass kohvi ja paar saiakest ― breakfast was a cup of coffee and a couple of pastries
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Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

  • köömnesaiake

References

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