igavene

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Estonian

Etymology

From iga +‎ -ne.

Adjective

igavene (genitive igavese, partitive igavest, comparative igavesem, superlative kõige igavesem)

  1. eternal
  2. what a..., a real
    Ta on igavene laiskvorst.
    He's a real layabout.

Declension

Declension of igavene (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative igavene igavesed
accusative nom.
gen. igavese
genitive igaveste
partitive igavest igavesi
illative igavesse
igavesesse
igavestesse
igavesisse
inessive igaveses igavestes
igavesis
elative igavesest igavestest
igavesist
allative igavesele igavestele
igavesile
adessive igavesel igavestel
igavesil
ablative igaveselt igavestelt
igavesilt
translative igaveseks igavesteks
igavesiks
terminative igaveseni igavesteni
essive igavesena igavestena
abessive igaveseta igavesteta
comitative igavesega igavestega

Further reading

  • igavene”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • igavene”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • igavene in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)