loov
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From looma + -v. Cognate with Finnish luova.
Adjective
[edit]loov (genitive loova, partitive loovat, comparative loovam, superlative kõige loovam)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of loov (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | loov | loovad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | loova | ||
| genitive | loovate | ||
| partitive | loovat | loovaid | |
| illative | loovasse | loovatesse loovaisse | |
| inessive | loovas | loovates loovais | |
| elative | loovast | loovatest loovaist | |
| allative | loovale | loovatele loovaile | |
| adessive | looval | loovatel loovail | |
| ablative | loovalt | loovatelt loovailt | |
| translative | loovaks | loovateks loovaiks | |
| terminative | loovani | loovateni | |
| essive | loovana | loovatena | |
| abessive | loovata | loovateta | |
| comitative | loovaga | loovatega | |
Participle
[edit]loov (genitive loova, partitive loovat)
- present active participle of looma (“to create”)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of loov (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | loov | loovad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | loova | ||
| genitive | loovate | ||
| partitive | loovat | loovaid | |
| illative | loovasse | loovatesse loovaisse | |
| inessive | loovas | loovates loovais | |
| elative | loovast | loovatest loovaist | |
| allative | loovale | loovatele loovaile | |
| adessive | looval | loovatel loovail | |
| ablative | loovalt | loovatelt loovailt | |
| translative | loovaks | loovateks loovaiks | |
| terminative | loovani | loovateni | |
| essive | loovana | loovatena | |
| abessive | loovata | loovateta | |
| comitative | loovaga | loovatega | |
Further reading
[edit]- “loov”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009