kurb
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old East Slavic скърбь (skŭrbĭ), from Proto-Slavic *skъrbъ, cf. Russian скорбь (skorbʹ), Serbo-Croatian skrb. Cognate to Votic kurpa. Possibly a Baltic loan, compare Lithuanian skurbė (“grief”).
Adjective
kurb (genitive kurva, partitive kurba, comparative kurvem, superlative kõige kurvem or kurvim)
Declension
Declension of kurb (ÕS type 22i/külm, b-v gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurb | kurvad |
| accusative | kurva | kurvad |
| genitive | kurva | kurbade |
| partitive | kurba | kurbi kurbasid |
| illative | kurba kurvasse |
kurbadesse kurvisse |
| inessive | kurvas | kurbades kurvis |
| elative | kurvast | kurbadest kurvist |
| allative | kurvale | kurbadele kurvile |
| adessive | kurval | kurbadel kurvil |
| ablative | kurvalt | kurbadelt kurvilt |
| translative | kurvaks | kurbadeks kurviks |
| terminative | kurvani | kurbadeni |
| essive | kurvana | kurbadena |
| abessive | kurvata | kurbadeta |
| comitative | kurvaga | kurbadega |
| Notes | 1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type. | |
References
Raimo Raag. (2015), A Criterion for Old Age, section “Word stems in modern standard Estonian of Old East Slavic origin”, in Книгамъ бо есть неищетная глубина: Essays in Honour of Irina Lysén.
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