seljaaju

Estonian

Etymology

selg (“back”) +‎ aju (“brain”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseljɑˌɑju/, [ˈselʲjɑ̈ˌɑ̈jü]
  • Rhymes: -ɑju
  • Hyphenation: sel‧ja‧a‧ju

Noun

seljaaju (genitive seljaaju, partitive seljaaju)

  1. (anatomy) spinal cord

Declension
Declension of seljaaju (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative seljaaju seljaajud
accusative nom.
gen. seljaaju
genitive seljaajude
partitive seljaaju seljaajusid
illative seljaaju
seljaajusse		 seljaajudesse
inessive seljaajus seljaajudes
elative seljaajust seljaajudest
allative seljaajule seljaajudele
adessive seljaajul seljaajudel
ablative seljaajult seljaajudelt
translative seljaajuks seljaajudeks
terminative seljaajuni seljaajudeni
essive seljaajuna seljaajudena
abessive seljaajuta seljaajudeta
comitative seljaajuga seljaajudega

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