laev

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laiva, from Proto-Germanic *flawją. Cognate with Finnish laiva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑe̯v/, [ˈlɑe̯v]
• Rhymes: -ɑev
• Hyphenation: laev

Noun

laev (genitive laeva, partitive laeva)

1. ship (a large watercraft for carrying people or goods)

Declension

Declension of laev (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		laev	laevad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	laeva
genitive			laevade
partitive		laeva	laevu laevasid
illative		laeva laevasse	laevadesse laevusse
inessive		laevas	laevades laevus
elative		laevast	laevadest laevust
allative		laevale	laevadele laevule
adessive		laeval	laevadel laevul
ablative		laevalt	laevadelt laevult
translative		laevaks	laevadeks laevuks
terminative		laevani	laevadeni
essive		laevana	laevadena
abessive		laevata	laevadeta
comitative		laevaga	laevadega

Derived terms

• allveelaev

References

• laev in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “laev”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009