ablas

See also: Ablas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Compare dialectal Finnish hapla (“desire”, noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑb̥lɑs/, [ˈɑb̥lɑs]
• Rhymes: -ɑblɑs
• Hyphenation: ab‧las

Adjective

ablas (genitive apla, partitive ablast, comparative aplam, superlative kõige aplam or aplaim)

1. (usually of an animal, but sometimes also a human) gluttonous, voracious, greedy for food (or drink)

   Kiiresti soojenenud õhk meelitas välja aplad putukad.

   The air that warmed up quickly attracted the gluttonous insects.

2. keen, eager, doing something avidly or wanting to.

   Ma olin lapsena ablas lugeja.

   As a child I was an avid reader.

Declension

Declension of ablas (ÕS type 7/kallas, p-b gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ablas	aplad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	apla
genitive			ablaste
partitive		ablast	aplaid
illative		aplasse	ablastesse aplaisse
inessive		aplas	ablastes aplais
elative		aplast	ablastest aplaist
allative		aplale	ablastele aplaile
adessive		aplal	ablastel aplail
ablative		aplalt	ablastelt aplailt
translative		aplaks	ablasteks aplaiks
terminative		aplani	ablasteni
essive		aplana	ablastena
abessive		aplata	ablasteta
comitative		aplaga	ablastega

Synonyms

• (gluttonous, voracious): ahne, isukas
• (eager, keen, avid): innukas, himukas

Derived terms

• aplus

References

• ablas in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

ablas

1. first/third-person singular dependent preterite of ablesen