hobune
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, a diminutive of now-obsolete hobu. Further origin unknown, but possibly a Germanic loan, or from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos. Compare e.g. Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Cognate with Finnish hevonen.
Noun edit
hobune (genitive hobuse, partitive hobust)
Usage notes edit
The shorter form hobu is used in compounds.
Declension edit
| Declension of hobune (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hobune | hobused | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | hobuse | ||
| genitive | hobuste | ||
| partitive | hobust | hobuseid | |
| illative | hobusesse | hobustesse hobuseisse | |
| inessive | hobuses | hobustes hobuseis | |
| elative | hobusest | hobustest hobuseist | |
| allative | hobusele | hobustele hobuseile | |
| adessive | hobusel | hobustel hobuseil | |
| ablative | hobuselt | hobustelt hobuseilt | |
| translative | hobuseks | hobusteks hobuseiks | |
| terminative | hobuseni | hobusteni | |
| essive | hobusena | hobustena | |
| abessive | hobuseta | hobusteta | |
| comitative | hobusega | hobustega | |