Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Cognate with Finnish kaivo.

Noun edit

kaev (genitive kaevu, partitive kaevu)

  1. well (source of water)

Declension edit

Declension of kaev (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaev kaevud
accusative nom.
gen. kaevu
genitive kaevude
partitive kaevu kaeve
kaevusid
illative kaevu
kaevusse
kaevudesse
kaevesse
inessive kaevus kaevudes
kaeves
elative kaevust kaevudest
kaevest
allative kaevule kaevudele
kaevele
adessive kaevul kaevudel
kaevel
ablative kaevult kaevudelt
kaevelt
translative kaevuks kaevudeks
kaeveks
terminative kaevuni kaevudeni
essive kaevuna kaevudena
abessive kaevuta kaevudeta
comitative kaevuga kaevudega