vaba
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”). Cognates include Finnish vapaa, Votic vapa and Ingrian vappaa.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editvaba (genitive vaba, partitive vaba, comparative vabam, superlative kõige vabam)
- free, independent
- Eesti saab ükskord jälle vabaks!
- Estonia shall be independent once again!
- free, unconstrained
- loose, free, not strictly following the rules
- Kirjuta vabas vormis.
- Write in your own style.
- not taken, free
- Kas see koht on vaba.
- Is this spot free?
- (uncommon) free (of cost)
- Ma sain endale vaba pääsu kontserdile.
- I got myself a free pass to the concert.
Declension
editDeclension of vaba (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | vaba | vabad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | vaba | ||
genitive | vabade | ||
partitive | vaba | vabu vabasid | |
illative | vappa vabasse |
vabadesse vabusse | |
inessive | vabas | vabades vabus | |
elative | vabast | vabadest vabust | |
allative | vabale | vabadele vabule | |
adessive | vabal | vabadel vabul | |
ablative | vabalt | vabadelt vabult | |
translative | vabaks | vabadeks vabuks | |
terminative | vabani | vabadeni | |
essive | vabana | vabadena | |
abessive | vabata | vabadeta | |
comitative | vabaga | vabadega |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “vaba”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
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- Estonian lemmas
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