värske

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German versch (“fresh”), compare English fresh. See also priske, which is borrowed from an alternative form of the same Low German root.

Adjective

värske (genitive värske, partitive värsket)

  1. fresh (food)
    Sõime värskeid puuvilju.
    We ate some fresh fruits.
  2. fresh, new, that which has only just appeared
    Loe värsket ajalehte.
    Read the new newspaper.
  3. fresh, new, inexperienced, green (of people)
    Värske suursaadik keeras tõsise käki kokku.
    The new ambassador made a huge blunder.
  4. clean, pure, refreshing, fresh
    Värsket õhku oleks sulle vaja.
    You need some fresh air.

Declension
Inflection of värske (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative värske värsked
accusative värske värsked
genitive värske värskete
partitive värsket värskeid
illative värskesse värsketesse
värskeisse
inessive värskes värsketes
värskeis
elative värskest värsketest
värskeist
allative värskele värsketele
värskeile
adessive värskel värsketel
värskeil
ablative värskelt värsketelt
värskeilt
translative värskeks värsketeks
värskeiks
terminative värskeni värsketeni
essive värskena värsketena
abessive värsketa värsketeta
comitative värskega värsketega
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