õu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ou"
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Most likely from Proto-Finnic *ovi, from Proto-Uralic *owe. Compare Finnish ovi and Votic õvvi. Alternatively, and less likely, possibly a Low German loan, as in hoov, in which case the Votic word would be a loan from Estonian.
Noun
[edit]õu (genitive õue, partitive õue)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of õu (ÕS type 22/põu, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | õu | õued | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | õue | ||
| genitive | õuede | ||
| partitive | õue | õuesid | |
| illative | õue õuesse |
õuedesse | |
| inessive | õues | õuedes | |
| elative | õuest | õuedest | |
| allative | õuele | õuedele | |
| adessive | õuel | õuedel | |
| ablative | õuelt | õuedelt | |
| translative | õueks | õuedeks | |
| terminative | õueni | õuedeni | |
| essive | õuena | õuedena | |
| abessive | õueta | õuedeta | |
| comitative | õuega | õuedega | |