laev

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laiva, from Proto-Germanic *flawją. Cognate with Finnish laiva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑe̯v/, [ˈlɑe̯v]
  • Rhymes: -ɑev
  • Hyphenation: laev

Noun

laev (genitive laeva, partitive laeva)

  1. ship (a large watercraft for carrying people or goods)

Declension
Declension of laev (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative laev laevad
accusative nom.
gen. laeva
genitive laevade
partitive laeva laevu
laevasid
illative laeva
laevasse		 laevadesse
laevusse
inessive laevas laevades
laevus
elative laevast laevadest
laevust
allative laevale laevadele
laevule
adessive laeval laevadel
laevul
ablative laevalt laevadelt
laevult
translative laevaks laevadeks
laevuks
terminative laevani laevadeni
essive laevana laevadena
abessive laevata laevadeta
comitative laevaga laevadega

Derived terms

References
  • laev in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “laev”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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