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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 20.04.2026

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(riigis) ametlikul asjaajamisel kasutatav keel

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Eesti kirjaliku ametikeele alguseks on keeleuurijad pidanud 16. sajandist pärineva, saksa keelest tõlgitud talurahvaseaduse säilinud katket. Loe lähemalt Ross 2023.

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 680178 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain constitutional lawlegal aspects
official language preferred
  • seadusega kehtestatud kohustuslik asjaajamis-, õppe-, teabe-, jm. töökeel riigis
  • national language - a regional dialect which has become the standard language or lingua franca in a particular country through historical development or government proclamation
riigikeel
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  • Eesti riigikeel on eesti keel.
official language preferred
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  • The exporting Member State may require any certificates used on its territory to be printed in one of its official languages as well as in English.

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 694662 Last modified 03.05.2017
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Domain legal aspects
  • language recognised or approved for use in the administration of a country or some other political unit
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  • Euroopa Liidu kontekstis "ametlik keel", liikmesriikide puhul "riigikeel(ed)".
ametlik keel
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  • Eesti keel on Euroopa Liidu ametlik keel ja kõigil tähtsatel Euroopa Liidu asutustel ja organisatsioonidel, liit ise kaasa arvatud, on olemas ametlikud nimetused ja ka nende lühendid eesti keeles: Euroopa Liit ja EL, Euroopa Parlament ja EP, Euroopa Nõukogu ja EN, Euroopa Keskpank ja EKP.
official language
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  • The European Union has 24 official and working languages. They are: Bulgarian, French, Maltese, Croatian, German, Polish, Czech, Greek, Portuguese, Danish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Irish, Slovak, English, Italian, Slovenian, Estonian, Latvian, Spanish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Swedish.
  • Any person interviewed shall be entitled to use any of the official languages of the institutions of the Union. However, officials or other servants of the Union may be required to use an official language of the institutions of the Union of which they have a thorough knowledge.
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