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 | nom. | ||
| gen. | apla | ||
| genitive | 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
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