vaba
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”, adj.), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”). Cognate to Finnish vapaa.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vaba (genitive vaba, partitive vaba, comparative vabam, superlative kõige vabam)
- free, independent
- Eesti saab ükskord jälle vabaks!
- Estonia shall be independent once again!
- free, unconstrained
- loose, free, not strictly following the rules
- Kirjuta vabas vormis.
- Write in your own style.
- not taken, free
- Kas see koht on vaba.
- Is this spot free?
- (uncommon) free (of cost)
- Ma sain endale vaba pääsu kontserdile.
- I got myself a free pass to the concert.
Declension edit
| 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 | |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “vaba”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN