rasv

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rasva, borrowed from Germanic (compare German Gekröse (“intestines, bowels”) and Dutch kroos (“the viscera of an animal”)). Cognate with Finnish rasva, Votic razvõ, Livvi razvu, Livonian razā, Ingrian razva, Ludian razv and Veps razv.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsv/, [ˈrɑsˑv̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑsv
• Hyphenation: rasv

Noun

rasv (genitive rasva, partitive rasva)

1. fat, tallow, grease, lipid
   1. The water-insoluble white solid matter accumulated under the skin or around the viscus of an animal.

      Nahaalune rasv sisaldab tervislikku küllastamata rasvhapet.

      Subcutaneous fat contains healthy unsaturated fatty acid.

      1. Processed nutriment received from animals, usually a pig.

         Rasvas praetud kala.

         Fish fried in fat.

   2. (organic chemistry, usually in the plural) The main component of animal and vegetable fats, the ester of fatty acids and glycerol.

      Veega reageerides rasvad lagunevad.

      The fats break down when they react with water.

Declension

Declension of rasv (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		rasv	rasvad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	rasva
genitive			rasvade
partitive		rasva	rasvu rasvasid
illative		rasva rasvasse	rasvadesse rasvusse
inessive		rasvas	rasvades rasvus
elative		rasvast	rasvadest rasvust
allative		rasvale	rasvadele rasvule
adessive		rasval	rasvadel rasvul
ablative		rasvalt	rasvadelt rasvult
translative		rasvaks	rasvadeks rasvuks
terminative		rasvani	rasvadeni
essive		rasvana	rasvadena
abessive		rasvata	rasvadeta
comitative		rasvaga	rasvadega

Derived terms

• rasu
• rasune
• rasvaimu
• rasvakas
• rasvama
• rasvane
• rasvaselt
• rasvasus
• rasvatama
• rasvatamine
• rasvatu
• rasvatus
• rasvatus
• rasvatustama
• rasvatustuma
• rasvhape
• rasvik
• rasvjas
• rasvkude
• rasvpark
• rasvtõbi
• rasvuma
• rasvumine

 

References

• rasv in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)