kaber
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hafraz. Compare Old English hæfer (“he-goat”). Cognate to Finnish kauris. The word had only survived naturally in place-names, it was revived in the written language at the end of the 20th century.
Noun
kaber (genitive kabra, partitive kapra)
- (rare) deer
Declension
| Declension of kaber (ÕS type 24u/padi, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaber | kabrad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kabra | ||
| genitive | kaprade | ||
| partitive | kapra | kapru kaprasid | |
| illative | kapra kabrasse |
kapradesse kabrusse | |
| inessive | kabras | kaprades kabrus | |
| elative | kabrast | kapradest kabrust | |
| allative | kabrale | kapradele kabrule | |
| adessive | kabral | kapradel kabrul | |
| ablative | kabralt | kapradelt kabrult | |
| translative | kabraks | kapradeks kabruks | |
| terminative | kabrani | kapradeni | |
| essive | kabrana | kapradena | |
| abessive | kabrata | kapradeta | |
| comitative | kabraga | kapradega | |
Synonyms
- kits
- metskits
- kabris
Related terms
- kabris