riie

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to dialectal Finnish riitine ((shabby) clothes). Most likely from Proto-Finnic [Term?], compare Finnish riittää and Karelian riitteä.

Noun

riie (genitive riide, partitive riiet)

  1. fabric, cloth, any clothing material
    See on nõrgast riidest tehtud.
    This is made of weak fabric.
  2. (plural) clothes
    Tahaks uusi riideid.
    I'd like some new clothes.

Declension

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