kõrb

See also: korb and Korb

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kˈɤrb̥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *korpi. Cognate to Finnish korpi and Livvi korbi (big spruce forest).

Noun

kõrb (genitive kõrve, partitive kõrbe)

  1. (rare) a large uninhabited forest
Inflection

Etymology 2

Derived from kõrb (large uninhabited forest). Originally used in the Bible, meaning "uninhabited area".

Noun

kõrb (genitive kõrbe, partitive kõrbet)

  1. desert
Declension

Etymology 3

Derived from kõrbema (to singe)

Adjective

kõrb (genitive kõrvi, partitive kõrbi)

  1. red-brown, tawny
Inflection
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