varblane

Estonian

varblane

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑrb̥lɑne/, [ˈvɑrb̥lɑne̞]

Noun

varblane (genitive varblase, partitive varblast)

1. sparrow (any member of Passer, Gymnoris, Carpospiza, or Petronia), especially the house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Declension

Declension of varblane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		varblane	varblased
accusative	nom.
	gen.	varblase
genitive			varblaste
partitive		varblast	varblasi
illative		varblasse varblasesse	varblastesse varblasisse
inessive		varblases	varblastes varblasis
elative		varblasest	varblastest varblasist
allative		varblasele	varblastele varblasile
adessive		varblasel	varblastel varblasil
ablative		varblaselt	varblastelt varblasilt
translative		varblaseks	varblasteks varblasiks
terminative		varblaseni	varblasteni
essive		varblasena	varblastena
abessive		varblaseta	varblasteta
comitative		varblasega	varblastega

Declension of varblane (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		varblane	varblased
accusative	nom.
	gen.	varblase
genitive			varblaste
partitive		varblast	varblaseid
illative		varblasesse	varblastesse varblaseisse
inessive		varblases	varblastes varblaseis
elative		varblasest	varblastest varblaseist
allative		varblasele	varblastele varblaseile
adessive		varblasel	varblastel varblaseil
ablative		varblaselt	varblastelt varblaseilt
translative		varblaseks	varblasteks varblaseiks
terminative		varblaseni	varblasteni
essive		varblasena	varblastena
abessive		varblaseta	varblasteta
comitative		varblasega	varblastega

Further reading

• “varblane”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• “varblane”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “varblane”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• varblane in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)