Technical terms and stuff
Toponyms
Aas | Meadow, pasture |
Aed | Garden |
Allee | Avenue, alley, parkway, lane, walk, path |
Asum | Subdistrict, neighborhood |
Haljak | Green, grassplot |
Hoov | Court |
Jalg | Foot/Leg (approach to hill or mountain) |
Järv | Lake |
Kael | Passageway (Lit. Neck) |
Käik | Passage, alley, gang |
Kalmistu | Cemetery (aka surnuaed, or garden of the dead) |
Kvartal | District, quarter, neighborhood |
Linnaosa | Town or city district, borough |
Maantee (mnt) | Road, highroad, highway |
Mets | Wood, forest |
Oja | Stream, brook |
Ots | End, cape |
Õu | Courtyard |
Park | I’ll let you guess this one |
Passaaž | Mall, arcade, gallery |
Plats | Square |
Põik | Short for põiktänav, minor crossroad |
Puiestee (pst) | Avenue, boulevard |
Puiestik | Grove, park, small wood |
Raba | Moor, moorland, bog |
Rand | Beach, shore, coast |
Sadam | Port, harbor |
Sild | Bridge |
Tänav (tn) | Street, term originally used for a village lane |
Tee | Road, lane, track |
Tiik | Pond |
Torn | Tower |
Trepp | Steps or staircase |
Tunnel | Another difficult one |
Turg | Market |
Umbtänav | Cul-de-sac, dead end, blind alley, impasse |
Vaateplats | Viewing-point, belvedere |
Väljak | Place, square, also court (tennis), course (golf) |
Värav | Gate, gateway |
Street-Name Modifiers
Ala | Lower |
Ees | In front, fore- |
Kesk | Central, middle |
Suur (suure) | Great, large |
Taga | Behind |
Uus (uue) | New |
Vahe | Middle, between |
Vana (vana) | Old |
Väike (väikse, väikese) | Small |
Ülem | Upper |
Abbreviations & Symbols
Aka | Also known as |
BCE | Before Common Era (replaces BC) |
BP | Before Present |
CE | Common Era (replaces AD) |
EES | Eesti Etümoloogiasõnaraamat |
EKI | Eesti Keele Instituut |
EKSS | Eesti Keele Seletav Sõnaraamat |
FU | Finno-Ugric |
KNAB | EKI Place Names Database |
LCD | Liber Census Daniae |
Lit. | Literally |
MHG | Middle High German |
MLG | Middle Low German |
PIE | Proto-Indo-European |
TAAK | Tallinna Asumid ja Ametlikud Kohanimed |
TT | Tallinna Tänavad |
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* | An asterisk before a word in italics indicates it to be a hypothetical form |
xxx:xxxi | Word shown in its nominative and genitive forms |