loov

Estonian

Etymology

From looma +‎ -v. Cognate with Finnish luova.

Adjective

loov (genitive loova, partitive loovat, comparative loovam, superlative kõige loovam)

1. creative

Declension

Declension of loov (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		loov	loovad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	loova
genitive			loovate
partitive		loovat	loovaid
illative		loovasse	loovatesse loovaisse
inessive		loovas	loovates loovais
elative		loovast	loovatest loovaist
allative		loovale	loovatele loovaile
adessive		looval	loovatel loovail
ablative		loovalt	loovatelt loovailt
translative		loovaks	loovateks loovaiks
terminative		loovani	loovateni
essive		loovana	loovatena
abessive		loovata	loovateta
comitative		loovaga	loovatega

Participle

loov (genitive loova, partitive loovat)

1. present active participle of looma (“to create”)

Declension

Declension of loov (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		loov	loovad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	loova
genitive			loovate
partitive		loovat	loovaid
illative		loovasse	loovatesse loovaisse
inessive		loovas	loovates loovais
elative		loovast	loovatest loovaist
allative		loovale	loovatele loovaile
adessive		looval	loovatel loovail
ablative		loovalt	loovatelt loovailt
translative		loovaks	loovateks loovaiks
terminative		loovani	loovateni
essive		loovana	loovatena
abessive		loovata	loovateta
comitative		loovaga	loovatega

Further reading

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