igavene

Estonian

Etymology

From iga +‎ -ne.

Adjective

igavene (genitive igavese, partitive igavest, comparative igavesem, superlative kõige igavesem)

1. eternal
2. what a..., a real

   Ta on igavene laiskvorst.

   He's a real layabout.

Declension

Declension of igavene (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		igavene	igavesed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	igavese
genitive			igaveste
partitive		igavest	igavesi
illative		igavesse igavesesse	igavestesse igavesisse
inessive		igaveses	igavestes igavesis
elative		igavesest	igavestest igavesist
allative		igavesele	igavestele igavesile
adessive		igavesel	igavestel igavesil
ablative		igaveselt	igavestelt igavesilt
translative		igaveseks	igavesteks igavesiks
terminative		igaveseni	igavesteni
essive		igavesena	igavestena
abessive		igaveseta	igavesteta
comitative		igavesega	igavestega

Related terms

• igavesti

Further reading

• “igavene”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “igavene”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• igavene in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)