kilp

English

Noun

kilp (uncountable)

1. Dated form of kelp.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kilpi, possibly from Proto-Germanic *hlībō. Compare Old Norse hlíf. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *skelbi-, *skilbi-. Compare the Old Norse royal family name Skilfingar.

Noun

kilp (genitive kilbi, partitive kilpi)

1. shield
2. carapace
3. (geology) shield

Inflection

Declension of kilp (ÕS type 22e/riik, p-b gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kilp	kilbid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kilbi
genitive			kilpide
partitive		kilpi	kilpe kilpisid
illative		kilpi kilbisse	kilpidesse kilbesse
inessive		kilbis	kilpides kilbes
elative		kilbist	kilpidest kilbest
allative		kilbile	kilpidele kilbele
adessive		kilbil	kilpidel kilbel
ablative		kilbilt	kilpidelt kilbelt
translative		kilbiks	kilpideks kilbeks
terminative		kilbini	kilpideni
essive		kilbina	kilpidena
abessive		kilbita	kilpideta
comitative		kilbiga	kilpidega

Derived terms

• kilpkonn
• kilpnääre