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)
- (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.
- 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 | apla | aplad |
| genitive | apla | 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
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