miljonit

Miljonit is the partitive singular form of the Estonian noun miljon, meaning “million.” The noun miljon denotes the quantity one million and is used in arithmetic, finance, and everyday speech. In Estonian, miljon is borrowed from the German Million, with cognates in other Baltic languages (Latvian miljons, Lithuanian milijonas). The borrowing likely occurred in the 19th century as Estonian standardized its numeric vocabulary.

The form miljonit, as part of the partitive case, is used after numerals and with non-count nouns to express a precise quantity. Common constructions include kaks miljonit eurot and kolm miljonit inimest. In larger numbers the same form appears after the numeral, with the surrounding sentence providing the necessary noun endings.

Declension: miljon is a masculine noun; typical inflected forms include nominative singular miljon, partitive singular miljonit, and nominative plural miljonid. The genitive and other cases follow regular Estonian noun patterns (miljoni, miljonite, miljonid) depending on number and case.

See also: Estonian language; million; Baltic cognates.

Miljonit thus functions as a standard numeric form in Estonian, enabling expression of large quantities in a concise and grammatically consistent way.