No. 171 in Estonian

kuus

The Estonian word "kuus" means "six" or "spruce" in English, depending on context.

In a sentence

Küünlajalal põleb kuus küünalt.
On the candlestick, six candles are burning.
In this sentence, 'kuus' refers to the number six.
Kuus on kõrge ja okkaline puu.
A spruce is a tall and spiky tree.
Here, 'kuus' stands for 'spruce', a type of tree.
Kuus kuud tagasi kolisin Tallinnasse.
Six months ago, I moved to Tallinn.
In this context, 'kuus' is combined with 'kuud' to mean 'six' in relation to months.

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