saba — illustration of tail

saba

[ˈsɑpɑ]

tail

Forms

Forms
CaseSingularPlural
Nominativesabasabad
Genitivesabasabade
Partitivesabasabu
Illativesabassesabadesse
Inessivesabassabades
Elativesabastsabadest
Allativesabalesabadele
Adessivesabalsabadel
Ablativesabaltsabadelt
Translativesabakssabadeks
Terminativesabanisabadeni
Essivesabanasabadena
Abessivesabatasabadeta
Comitativesabagasabadega

Examples

Koer liputab rõõmsalt saba.

The dog wags its tail happily.

Kass mängib oma sabaga.

The cat is playing with its tail.

Common combinations

pika saba

long tail

koera saba

dog tail

Related words

In Estonian

loomade tagumine kehaosa, mis esineb selgroo painduva pikendusena (imetajatel), pikkade sulgedena (lindudel) või tagakeha lülidena (putukatel), mis on pikliku kujuga ja mida saab liigutada

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