hobi

Estonian

Etymology

From English hobby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhob̥i/, [ˈ(h)ob̥i]
• Rhymes: -obi
• Hyphenation: ho‧bi

Noun

hobi (genitive hobi, partitive hobi)

1. hobby (an activity that the doer enjoys, has an abiding attachment to, and continues to engage in)

   Synonym: harrastus

   Minu hobiks on kitarrimäng. ― My hobby is playing the guitar.

Declension

Declension of hobi (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hobi	hobid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hobi
genitive			hobide
partitive		hobi	hobisid
illative		hoppi hobisse	hobidesse
inessive		hobis	hobides
elative		hobist	hobidest
allative		hobile	hobidele
adessive		hobil	hobidel
ablative		hobilt	hobidelt
translative		hobiks	hobideks
terminative		hobini	hobideni
essive		hobina	hobidena
abessive		hobita	hobideta
comitative		hobiga	hobidega

References

• hobi in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “hobi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Indonesian

Etymology

From English hobby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhobi]
• Hyphenation: ho‧bi

Noun

hobi (plural hobi-hobi, first-person possessive hobiku, second-person possessive hobimu, third-person possessive hobinya)

1. hobby

   Synonym: kegemaran

   Melukis itu sebagai hobi saja, bukan sebagai mata pencahariannya

   Painting is just their hobby, not their livelihood.

Further reading

• “hobi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hobby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xôbi/
• Hyphenation: ho‧bi

Noun

hȍbi m (Cyrillic spelling хо̏би)

1. hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)

Declension

Declension of hobi

	singular	plural
nominative	hobi	hobiji
genitive	hobija	hobija
dative	hobiju	hobijima
accusative	hobi	hobije
vocative	hobi	hobiji
locative	hobiju	hobijima
instrumental	hobijem	hobijima

References

• “hobi”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English hobby.

Noun

hobi (n class, plural hobi)

1. (neologism, uncommon) hobby

Turkish

Etymology

From English hobby.

Noun

hobi (definite accusative hobiyi, plural hobiler)

1. hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	hobi
Definite accusative	hobiyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hobi	hobiler
Definite accusative	hobiyi	hobileri
Dative	hobiye	hobilere
Locative	hobide	hobilerde
Ablative	hobiden	hobilerden
Genitive	hobinin	hobilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular hobim hobilerim 2nd singular hobin hobilerin 3rd singular hobisi hobileri 1st plural hobimiz hobilerimiz 2nd plural hobiniz hobileriniz 3rd plural hobileri hobileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular hobimi hobilerimi 2nd singular hobini hobilerini 3rd singular hobisini hobilerini 1st plural hobimizi hobilerimizi 2nd plural hobinizi hobilerinizi 3rd plural hobilerini hobilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular hobime hobilerime 2nd singular hobine hobilerine 3rd singular hobisine hobilerine 1st plural hobimize hobilerimize 2nd plural hobinize hobilerinize 3rd plural hobilerine hobilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular hobimde hobilerimde 2nd singular hobinde hobilerinde 3rd singular hobisinde hobilerinde 1st plural hobimizde hobilerimizde 2nd plural hobinizde hobilerinizde 3rd plural hobilerinde hobilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular hobimden hobilerimden 2nd singular hobinden hobilerinden 3rd singular hobisinden hobilerinden 1st plural hobimizden hobilerimizden 2nd plural hobinizden hobilerinizden 3rd plural hobilerinden hobilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular hobimin hobilerimin 2nd singular hobinin hobilerinin 3rd singular hobisinin hobilerinin 1st plural hobimizin hobilerimizin 2nd plural hobinizin hobilerinizin 3rd plural hobilerinin hobilerinin

References

• “hobi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu