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 (type padi)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaber | kabrad |
| genitive | kabra | kaprade |
| partitive | kapra | kaprasid / kapru |
| illative | kabrasse / kapra | 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