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Could somebody please explain to me the difference between purskkaev and allikas in usage?
Äitah.
Could somebody please explain to me the difference between purskkaev and allikas in usage?
Äitah.
Estonian: fountain
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"purskkaev" and "allikas" are two different things
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"Purskkaev" is an artifact, made by humans. A construction that produces a flow of water.
"Allikas" on the other hand is a natural flow of ground water. The second meaning of the word "allikas" is "source" (= the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes).
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Poolearuline
."Purskkaev" is an artifact, made by humans. A construction that produces a flow of water.
"Allikas" on the other hand is a natural flow of ground water. The second meaning of the word "allikas" is "source" (= the place, person, circumstance, thing etc from which anything begins or comes).
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Poolearuline
So is "allikas" something more like a spring? a waterfall? a geyser?
Yes, "alikas" is spring. (Waterfall is juga/kosk and geyser is geiser or kuumaveeallikas)
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