Estonian compound words are usually made of two nouns, the first one in the nominative (nimetav) or genitive (omastav) case, the second one in the nominative (nimetav) case. Compound words in Estonian are often creative and descriptive. Some of the more interesting and descriptive compound words include:
pesu (wash) + karu (bear) = pesukaru (washbear) raccoon
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kilp (shield) + konn (frog) = kilpkonn (shieldfrog) turtle
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jõe (river) + hobu (horse) = jõehobu (riverhorse) hippopotamus
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nina (nose) + sarvik (horn) = ninasarvik (nosehorn) rhinoceros
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raud (iron) + tee (road) = raudtee (ironroad) railroad
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pistik (plug) + pesa (nest) = pistikupesa (plugnest) outlet
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