From Proto-Finnic *repäinen, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *repä, likely a loan from Proto-Indo-Iranian *reupōśo-. Compare Persian روباه (rubâh, “fox”) and Avestan 𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬞𐬌 (urupi, “certain breed of dog”). Cognate of Finnish repo and Veps reboi. See also rebu.
rebane (genitive rebase, partitive rebast)
| Declension of rebane (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rebane | rebased | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | rebase | ||
| genitive | rebaste | ||
| partitive | rebast | rebaseid | |
| illative | rebasesse | rebastesse rebaseisse | |
| inessive | rebases | rebastes rebaseis | |
| elative | rebasest | rebastest rebaseist | |
| allative | rebasele | rebastele rebaseile | |
| adessive | rebasel | rebastel rebaseil | |
| ablative | rebaselt | rebastelt rebaseilt | |
| translative | rebaseks | rebasteks rebaseiks | |
| terminative | rebaseni | rebasteni | |
| essive | rebasena | rebastena | |
| abessive | rebaseta | rebasteta | |
| comitative | rebasega | rebastega | |
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