varblane
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varblane
Estonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
varblane (genitive varblase, partitive varblast)
- sparrow (any member of Passer, Gymnoris, Carpospiza, or Petronia), especially the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Declension
| Declension of varblane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | varblane | varblased | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | varblase | ||
| genitive | varblaste | ||
| partitive | varblast | varblasi | |
| illative | varblasse varblasesse |
varblastesse varblasisse | |
| inessive | varblases | varblastes varblasis | |
| elative | varblasest | varblastest varblasist | |
| allative | varblasele | varblastele varblasile | |
| adessive | varblasel | varblastel varblasil | |
| ablative | varblaselt | varblastelt varblasilt | |
| translative | varblaseks | varblasteks varblasiks | |
| terminative | varblaseni | varblasteni | |
| essive | varblasena | varblastena | |
| abessive | varblaseta | varblasteta | |
| comitative | varblasega | varblastega | |
| Declension of varblane (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | varblane | varblased | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | varblase | ||
| genitive | varblaste | ||
| partitive | varblast | varblaseid | |
| illative | varblasesse | varblastesse varblaseisse | |
| inessive | varblases | varblastes varblaseis | |
| elative | varblasest | varblastest varblaseist | |
| allative | varblasele | varblastele varblaseile | |
| adessive | varblasel | varblastel varblaseil | |
| ablative | varblaselt | varblastelt varblaseilt | |
| translative | varblaseks | varblasteks varblaseiks | |
| terminative | varblaseni | varblasteni | |
| essive | varblasena | varblastena | |
| abessive | varblaseta | varblasteta | |
| comitative | varblasega | varblastega | |
Further reading
- “varblane”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
- “varblane”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “varblane”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- varblane in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)