From Proto-Finnic *vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”). Cognates include Finnish vapaa, Votic vapa and Ingrian vappaa.
vaba (genitive vaba, partitive vaba, comparative vabam, superlative kõige vabam)
| Declension of vaba (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vaba | vabad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vaba | ||
| genitive | vabade | ||
| partitive | vaba | vabu vabasid | |
| illative | vappa vabasse |
vabadesse vabusse | |
| inessive | vabas | vabades vabus | |
| elative | vabast | vabadest vabust | |
| allative | vabale | vabadele vabule | |
| adessive | vabal | vabadel vabul | |
| ablative | vabalt | vabadelt vabult | |
| translative | vabaks | vabadeks vabuks | |
| terminative | vabani | vabadeni | |
| essive | vabana | vabadena | |
| abessive | vabata | vabadeta | |
| comitative | vabaga | vabadega | |