jobi
Estonian
Etymology 1
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Possibly related to jobu and joba.
Noun
jobi (genitive jobi, partitive jobi)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Finnish jopi, ultimately from English job.
Noun
jobi (genitive jobi, partitive jobi)
- (slang, dated, rare) job
Usage notes
This meaning is not understood by younger speakers and might be confusing due to homophony with the vulgar term.
Declension
| Declension of jobi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jobi | jobid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | jobi | ||
| genitive | jobide | ||
| partitive | jobi | jobisid | |
| illative | joppi jobisse |
jobidesse | |
| inessive | jobis | jobides | |
| elative | jobist | jobidest | |
| allative | jobile | jobidele | |
| adessive | jobil | jobidel | |
| ablative | jobilt | jobidelt | |
| translative | jobiks | jobideks | |
| terminative | jobini | jobideni | |
| essive | jobina | jobidena | |
| abessive | jobita | jobideta | |
| comitative | jobiga | jobidega | |