hobune
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, a diminutive of now-obsolete hobu. Further origin unknown, but possibly a Germanic loan, or from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos. Compare e.g. Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Cognate with Finnish hevonen.
Noun
hobune (genitive hobuse, partitive hobust)
Usage notes
The shorter form hobu is used in compounds.
Declension
| Declension of hobune (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hobune | hobused | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | hobuse | ||
| genitive | hobuste | ||
| partitive | hobust | hobuseid | |
| illative | hobusesse | hobustesse hobuseisse | |
| inessive | hobuses | hobustes hobuseis | |
| elative | hobusest | hobustest hobuseist | |
| allative | hobusele | hobustele hobuseile | |
| adessive | hobusel | hobustel hobuseil | |
| ablative | hobuselt | hobustelt hobuseilt | |
| translative | hobuseks | hobusteks hobuseiks | |
| terminative | hobuseni | hobusteni | |
| essive | hobusena | hobustena | |
| abessive | hobuseta | hobusteta | |
| comitative | hobusega | hobustega | |