Estonian

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Etymology

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From relv (weapon) +‎ rahu (peace). Calque of German Waffenruhe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrelvɑˌrɑhu/, [ˈrelvɑˌrɑɦu]
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Noun

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relvarahu (genitive relvarahu, partitive relvarahu)

  1. ceasefire

Declension

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Declension of relvarahu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative relvarahu relvarahud
accusative nom.
gen. relvarahu
genitive relvarahude
partitive relvarahu relvarahusid
illative relvarahhu
relvarahusse
relvarahudesse
inessive relvarahus relvarahudes
elative relvarahust relvarahudest
allative relvarahule relvarahudele
adessive relvarahul relvarahudel
ablative relvarahult relvarahudelt
translative relvarahuks relvarahudeks
terminative relvarahuni relvarahudeni
essive relvarahuna relvarahudena
abessive relvarahuta relvarahudeta
comitative relvarahuga relvarahudega

Further reading

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