sahtel

== Estonian == === Etymology === From German Schachtel (“box”), from Italian scatola (“box”), metathesised form of Medieval Latin castula (“basket”). First attested in 1865. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑhtel/, [ˈsɑhtel] Rhymes: -ɑhtel Hyphenation: sah‧tel === Noun === sahtel (genitive sahtli, partitive sahtlit) drawer (box-shaped open or pull-out part of a piece of furniture used for storage) Synonyms: (uncommon) laegas, (obsolete) suhvel sahtlisse kirjutama ― to write a piece of literary work for oneself, not to publish (literally, “to write into the drawer”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Compounds ==== === References === sahtel in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “sahtel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009