lõtv
Estonian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *lëtva, probably a sound-symbolic stem. The term has been compared to dialectally attested Finnish letveikkö (“bog, marsh”), letvakka (“limp, loose, flaccid”) and lelvä (“swamp, marsh”).
Pronunciation
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editlõtv (genitive lõdva, partitive lõtva, comparative lõdvem, superlative kõige lõdvem or lõdvim)
- limp, lax, flabby, flaccid (free of bodily tension)
- end ~ ennast lõdvaks laskma ― to relax, to let (yourself) loose
- loose, floppy, unconstrained
- ohje lõdvaks laskma (idiomatic) ― to loosen the reins
- (negative tone) (too) easy, loose, relaxed, careless (with little self-control)
- lõdva (püksi)kummiga (more often of a woman) ― consenting to have sex with many strangers (literally, “with a loose waistband”)
Declension
editDeclension of lõtv (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | lõtv | lõdvad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | lõdva | ||
genitive | lõtvade | ||
partitive | lõtva | lõtvu lõtvasid | |
illative | lõtva lõdvasse |
lõtvadesse lõdvusse | |
inessive | lõdvas | lõtvades lõdvus | |
elative | lõdvast | lõtvadest lõdvust | |
allative | lõdvale | lõtvadele lõdvule | |
adessive | lõdval | lõtvadel lõdvul | |
ablative | lõdvalt | lõtvadelt lõdvult | |
translative | lõdvaks | lõtvadeks lõdvuks | |
terminative | lõdvani | lõtvadeni | |
essive | lõdvana | lõtvadena | |
abessive | lõdvata | lõtvadeta | |
comitative | lõdvaga | lõtvadega |
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- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian sound-symbolic terms
- Estonian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Estonian/ɤtv
- Rhymes:Estonian/ɤtv/1 syllable
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian adjectives
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- Estonian leib-type nominals