vaha

See also: Vähä, vähä, váha, váhá, 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
Declension of vaha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vaha vahad
accusative nom.
gen. vaha
genitive vahade
partitive vaha vahasid
illative vahha
vahasse		 vahadesse
inessive vahas vahades
elative vahast vahadest
allative vahale vahadele
adessive vahal vahadel
ablative vahalt vahadelt
translative vahaks vahadeks
terminative vahani vahadeni
essive vahana vahadena
abessive vahata vahadeta
comitative vahaga vahadega

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vakša (compare Latvian vasks).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ɦɑ̝]
  • 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
abessive vahatta vahoitta
instructive — vahoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vaha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vahani vahani
accusative nom. vahani vahani
gen. vahani
genitive vahani vahojeni
vahainirare
partitive vahaani vahojani
inessive vahassani vahoissani
elative vahastani vahoistani
illative vahaani vahoihini
adessive vahallani vahoillani
ablative vahaltani vahoiltani
allative vahalleni vahoilleni
essive vahanani vahoinani
translative vahakseni vahoikseni
abessive vahattani vahoittani
instructive — —
comitative — vahoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vahasi vahasi
accusative nom. vahasi vahasi
gen. vahasi
genitive vahasi vahojesi
vahaisirare
partitive vahaasi vahojasi
inessive vahassasi vahoissasi
elative vahastasi vahoistasi
illative vahaasi vahoihisi
adessive vahallasi vahoillasi
ablative vahaltasi vahoiltasi
allative vahallesi vahoillesi
essive vahanasi vahoinasi
translative vahaksesi vahoiksesi
abessive vahattasi vahoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vahoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vahamme vahamme
accusative nom. vahamme vahamme
gen. vahamme
genitive vahamme vahojemme
vahaimmerare
partitive vahaamme vahojamme
inessive vahassamme vahoissamme
elative vahastamme vahoistamme
illative vahaamme vahoihimme
adessive vahallamme vahoillamme
ablative vahaltamme vahoiltamme
allative vahallemme vahoillemme
essive vahanamme vahoinamme
translative vahaksemme vahoiksemme
abessive vahattamme vahoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vahoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vahanne vahanne
accusative nom. vahanne vahanne
gen. vahanne
genitive vahanne vahojenne
vahainnerare
partitive vahaanne vahojanne
inessive vahassanne vahoissanne
elative vahastanne vahoistanne
illative vahaanne vahoihinne
adessive vahallanne vahoillanne
ablative vahaltanne vahoiltanne
allative vahallenne vahoillenne
essive vahananne vahoinanne
translative vahaksenne vahoiksenne
abessive vahattanne vahoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vahoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vahansa vahansa
accusative nom. vahansa vahansa
gen. vahansa
genitive vahansa vahojensa
vahainsarare
partitive vahaansa vahojaan
vahojansa
inessive vahassaan
vahassansa		 vahoissaan
vahoissansa
elative vahastaan
vahastansa		 vahoistaan
vahoistansa
illative vahaansa vahoihinsa
adessive vahallaan
vahallansa		 vahoillaan
vahoillansa
ablative vahaltaan
vahaltansa		 vahoiltaan
vahoiltansa
allative vahalleen
vahallensa		 vahoilleen
vahoillensa
essive vahanaan
vahanansa		 vahoinaan
vahoinansa
translative vahakseen
vahaksensa		 vahoikseen
vahoiksensa
abessive vahattaan
vahattansa		 vahoittaan
vahoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vahoineen
vahoinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaha. Cognates include Finnish vaha and Estonian vaha.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑhɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhɑ/, [ˈʋɑhɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
  • Hyphenation: va‧ha

Noun

vaha

  1. beeswax

Declension
Declension of vaha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative vaha vahat
genitive vahan vahhoin
partitive vahhaa vahoja
illative vahhaa vahhoi
inessive vahas vahois
elative vahast vahoist
allative vahalle vahoille
adessive vahal vahoil
ablative vahalt vahoilt
translative vahaks vahoiks
essive vahanna, vahhaan vahoinna, vahhoin
exessive1) vahant vahoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629

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 (vahā), from Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɑ.ˈhɑ/
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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
  • (Luutsa, 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 vahojõ, vahoi
partitive vahha vahoitõ, vahoi
illative vahhasõ, vahha 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 (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

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