kõrvu

Kõrvu is the partitive plural form of the Estonian noun kõrv, which means “ear.” The form is used in grammatical contexts where the noun refers to an unspecified or non-countable quantity of ears, or more generally in partitive constructions that denote an incomplete or nondominant amount.

In Estonian, partitive forms help express a sense of quantity that is not fully counted or measured. The partitive plural kõrvu is one of several noun forms used to indicate partiality or indefiniteness, and it occurs in phrases where the exact number of ears is not emphasized.

Morphologically, kõrvu is formed from the stem kõrv- with the standard partitive plural suffix -u. This suffixing pattern is common across Estonian for creating plural partitive forms from masculine inanimate nouns such as kõrv.

See also: kõrv (ear) and kõrvad (ears).