lõbu
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See also: lobu
Estonian
Etymology
Possibly from lebama + -u. Compare Finnish lepo. Possibly a separate loan; from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz, compare Old Saxon slāp (“sleep”), or from Proto-Germanic *hlewą, compare Old Norse hlé (“defence, shade, defensive place”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lõbu (genitive lõbu, partitive lõbu)
Declension
| Declension of lõbu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lõbu | lõbud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | lõbu | ||
| genitive | lõbude | ||
| partitive | lõbu | lõbusid | |
| illative | lõppu lõbusse |
lõbudesse | |
| inessive | lõbus | lõbudes | |
| elative | lõbust | lõbudest | |
| allative | lõbule | lõbudele | |
| adessive | lõbul | lõbudel | |
| ablative | lõbult | lõbudelt | |
| translative | lõbuks | lõbudeks | |
| terminative | lõbuni | lõbudeni | |
| essive | lõbuna | lõbudena | |
| abessive | lõbuta | lõbudeta | |
| comitative | lõbuga | lõbudega | |