hobune

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hëpoinën, a diminutive of now-obsolete hobu. Further origin unknown, but possibly a Germanic loan, or from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos. Compare e.g. Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Cognate with Finnish hevonen.

Noun

hobune (genitive hobuse, partitive hobust)

1. horse

Usage notes

The shorter form hobu is used in compounds.

Declension

Declension of hobune (ÕS type 10/soolane, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hobune	hobused
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hobuse
genitive			hobuste
partitive		hobust	hobuseid
illative		hobusesse	hobustesse hobuseisse
inessive		hobuses	hobustes hobuseis
elative		hobusest	hobustest hobuseist
allative		hobusele	hobustele hobuseile
adessive		hobusel	hobustel hobuseil
ablative		hobuselt	hobustelt hobuseilt
translative		hobuseks	hobusteks hobuseiks
terminative		hobuseni	hobusteni
essive		hobusena	hobustena
abessive		hobuseta	hobusteta
comitative		hobusega	hobustega

Synonyms

• ratsu

See also

• mära
• poni
• ruun
• täkk