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vaba
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”). Cognates include Finnish vapaa, Votic vapa and Ingrian vappaa.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vaba (genitive vaba, partitive vaba, comparative vabam, superlative kõige vabam)
- free, independent
- Eesti saab ükskord jälle vabaks!
- Estonia shall be independent once again!
- free, unconstrained
- loose, free, not strictly following the rules
- Kirjuta vabas vormis.
- Write in your own style.
- not taken, free
- Kas see koht on vaba.
- Is this spot free?
- (uncommon) free (of cost)
- Ma sain endale vaba pääsu kontserdile.
- I got myself a free pass to the concert.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “vaba”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
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