vabā

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑbɑː/, [ˈvɑbɑˑ]

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Estonian vaba.

    Adjective

    vabā (comparative (ve’l) jo vabā, superlative amā vabā)

    1. free (not restrained; independent)
    Declension
    Declension of vabā (39)
    singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
    nominative (nominatīv) vabā vabād
    genitive (genitīv) vabā vabād
    partitive (partitīv) va’bbõ vabīdi
    dative (datīv) vabān vabādõn
    instrumental (instrumentāl) vabāks vabādõks
    illative (illatīv) va’bbõ vabīž
    inessive (inesīv) vabās vabīs
    elative (elatīv) vabāst vabīst

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Finnic *vapa.

      Noun

      vabā

      1. pole for drying fishing nets
      Declension
      Declension of vabā (39)
      singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
      nominative (nominatīv) vabā vabād
      genitive (genitīv) vabā vabād
      partitive (partitīv) va’bbõ vabīdi
      dative (datīv) vabān vabādõn
      instrumental (instrumentāl) vabāks vabādõks
      illative (illatīv) va’bbõ vabīž
      inessive (inesīv) vabās vabīs
      elative (elatīv) vabāst vabīst
      Descendants
      • → Latvian: vaba

      References

      • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “vabā”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
      This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.