vaha

See also: váha, vähä, and vähä-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

Noun

vaha (genitive vaha, partitive vaha)

  1. wax

Declension


Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): va‧ha

Noun

vaha

  1. wax

Declension

Inflection of vaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative vaha vahat
genitive vahan vahojen
partitive vahaa vahoja
illative vahaan vahoihin
singular plural
nominative vaha vahat
accusative nom. vaha vahat
gen. vahan
genitive vahan vahojen
vahainrare
partitive vahaa vahoja
inessive vahassa vahoissa
elative vahasta vahoista
illative vahaan vahoihin
adessive vahalla vahoilla
ablative vahalta vahoilta
allative vahalle vahoille
essive vahana vahoina
translative vahaksi vahoiksi
instructive vahoin
abessive vahatta vahoitta
comitative vahoineen
Possessive forms of vaha (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person vahani vahamme
2nd person vahasi vahanne
3rd person vahansa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

Noun

vaha

  1. wax

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

Noun

vaha

  1. wax

Tahitian

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian waha and Rapa Nui haha.

Noun

vaha

  1. mouth

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish واحه (vaha), from Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa), from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, basin),


Compare English oasis and French oasis, from Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from the Egyptian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑ.ˈhɑ/

Noun

vaha (definite accusative vahayı, plural vahalar)

  1. oasis

Declension

Inflection
Nominative vaha
Definite accusative vahayı
Singular Plural
Nominative vaha vahalar
Definite accusative vahayı vahaları
Dative vahaya vahalara
Locative vahada vahalarda
Ablative vahadan vahalardan
Genitive vahanın vahaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular vaham vahalarım
2nd singular vahan vahaların
3rd singular vahası vahaları
1st plural vahamız vahalarımız
2nd plural vahanız vahalarınız
3rd plural vahaları vahaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular vahamı vahalarımı
2nd singular vahanı vahalarını
3rd singular vahasını vahalarını
1st plural vahamızı vahalarımızı
2nd plural vahanızı vahalarınızı
3rd plural vahalarını vahalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular vahama vahalarıma
2nd singular vahana vahalarına
3rd singular vahasına vahalarına
1st plural vahamıza vahalarımıza
2nd plural vahanıza vahalarınıza
3rd plural vahalarına vahalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular vahamda vahalarımda
2nd singular vahanda vahalarında
3rd singular vahasında vahalarında
1st plural vahamızda vahalarımızda
2nd plural vahanızda vahalarınızda
3rd plural vahalarında vahalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular vahamdan vahalarımdan
2nd singular vahandan vahalarından
3rd singular vahasından vahalarından
1st plural vahamızdan vahalarımızdan
2nd plural vahanızdan vahalarınızdan
3rd plural vahalarından vahalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular vahamın vahalarımın
2nd singular vahanın vahalarının
3rd singular vahasının vahalarının
1st plural vahamızın vahalarımızın
2nd plural vahanızın vahalarınızın
3rd plural vahalarının vahalarının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular vahayım vahalarım
2nd singular vahasın vahalarsın
3rd singular vaha
vahadır
vahalar
vahalardır
1st plural vahayız vahalarız
2nd plural vahasınız vahalarsınız
3rd plural vahalar vahalardır

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *wahsą or Proto-Baltic *waksa, *vakša. Compare English wax and Latvian vasks, respectively.

Noun

vaha

  1. wax

Inflection

Inflection of vaha (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. vaha
genitive sing. vahan
partitive sing. vahad
partitive plur.
singular plural
nominative vaha
accusative vahan
genitive vahan
partitive vahad
essive-instructive vahan
translative vahaks
inessive vahas
elative vahaspäi
illative vahaze
adessive vahal
ablative vahalpäi
allative vahale
abessive vahata
comitative vahanke
prolative vahadme
approximative I vahanno
approximative II vahannoks
egressive vahannopäi
terminative I vahazesai
terminative II vahalesai
terminative III vahassai
additive I vahazepäi
additive II vahalepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), воск”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha.

Pronunciation

  • (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑhɑ/, [ˈvɑhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Hyphenation: va‧ha

Noun

vaha

  1. wax

Inflection

Declension of vaha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaha vahad
genitive vaha vahoje, vahojõ, vahoi
partitive vahha vahoitõ, vahoi
illative vahha, vahhasõ vahoje, vahojõ, vahoisõ
inessive vahaz vahoiz
elative vahassõ vahoissõ
allative vahalõ vahoilõ
adessive vahallõ vahoillõ
ablative vahaltõ vahoiltõ
translative vahassi vahoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), vaha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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