laev

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laiva, from Proto-Germanic *flawją. Cognates include Finnish laiva.

Noun

laev (genitive laeva, partitive laeva)

  1. ship

Declension

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), laev”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • laev in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • laev in Sõnaveeb
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