karbas

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See also: Karbaš

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed into the literary language from Northeastern Estonian, ultimately borrowed from dialectal Finnish karppa, in the compound kala-karppa (Podiceps, grebe).

Noun

karbas (genitive karba, partitive karbast)

  1. (uncommon) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Declension

Declension of karbas (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative karbas karbad
accusative nom.
gen. karba
genitive karbaste
partitive karbast karbaid
illative karbasse karbastesse
karbaisse
inessive karbas karbastes
karbais
elative karbast karbastest
karbaist
allative karbale karbastele
karbaile
adessive karbal karbastel
karbail
ablative karbalt karbastelt
karbailt
translative karbaks karbasteks
karbaiks
terminative karbani karbasteni
essive karbana karbastena
abessive karbata karbasteta
comitative karbaga karbastega

Synonyms