aho
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *a(h)o.[1]
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | aho | ahoa | ahoak |
| ergative | ahok | ahoak | ahoek |
| dative | ahori | ahoari | ahoei |
| genitive | ahoren | ahoaren | ahoen |
| comitative | ahorekin | ahoarekin | ahoekin |
| causative | ahorengatik | ahoarengatik | ahoengatik |
| benefactive | ahorentzat | ahoarentzat | ahoentzat |
| instrumental | ahoz | ahoaz | ahoez |
| inessive | ahotan | ahoan | ahoetan |
| locative | ahotako | ahoko | ahoetako |
| allative | ahotara | ahora | ahoetara |
| terminative | ahotaraino | ahoraino | ahoetaraino |
| directive | ahotarantz | ahorantz | ahoetarantz |
| destinative | ahotarako | ahorako | ahoetarako |
| ablative | ahotatik | ahotik | ahoetatik |
| partitive | ahorik | — | — |
| prolative | ahotzat | — | — |
References
- “aho” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Cebuano
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (compare English ashes and Swedish aska).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑ̝ɦo̞]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑho
- Syllabification(key): a‧ho
Noun
aho
- glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest, especially one that is a result of slash-and-burn cultivation)
Declension
| Inflection of aho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aho | ahot | ||
| genitive | ahon | ahojen | ||
| partitive | ahoa | ahoja | ||
| illative | ahoon | ahoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | aho | ahot | ||
| accusative | nom. | aho | ahot | |
| gen. | ahon | |||
| genitive | ahon | ahojen | ||
| partitive | ahoa | ahoja | ||
| inessive | ahossa | ahoissa | ||
| elative | ahosta | ahoista | ||
| illative | ahoon | ahoihin | ||
| adessive | aholla | ahoilla | ||
| ablative | aholta | ahoilta | ||
| allative | aholle | ahoille | ||
| essive | ahona | ahoina | ||
| translative | ahoksi | ahoiksi | ||
| instructive | — | ahoin | ||
| abessive | ahotta | ahoitta | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Compounds
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ho/, [ˈɐho]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *afo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.
References
- “aho” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Hixkaryana
Usage notes
References
- Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN, page 170
- Languages of the Amazon
Ingrian

Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”). Cognates include Finnish aho.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Noun
aho
Declension
| Declension of aho (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | aho | ahot |
| genitive | ahon | ahhoin, aholoin |
| partitive | ahhoa | ahoja, aholoja |
| illative | ahhoo | ahhoi, aholoihe |
| inessive | ahos | ahois, aholois |
| elative | ahost | ahoist, aholoist |
| allative | aholle | ahoille, aholoille |
| adessive | ahol | ahoil, aholoil |
| ablative | aholt | ahoilt, aholoilt |
| translative | ahoks | ahoiks, aholoiks |
| essive | ahonna, ahhoon | ahoinna, aholoinna, ahhoin, aholoin |
| exessive1) | ahont | ahoint, aholoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
Italian
Lamaholot
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Malagasy
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku. Compare Indonesian aku, Maori aku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.u]
See also
Further reading
- aho in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org
Maore Comorian
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *afo, from Proto-Oceanic *apon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ho/, [ɐ.hɔ]
References
- “aho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Navajo
Etymology
From Kiowa aho (“thank you”), and loaned to many other Native American languages during the 20th century because it was frequently heard at pow-wows and widely used in the Native American Church (NAC).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈho/
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ho/
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qaso. Cognates include Maori aho and Samoan aso.
Noun
aho
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aho.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑho/, [ˈɑho]
- Rhymes: -ɑho
- Hyphenation: a‧ho
Inflection
| Declension of aho (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | aho | ahod |
| genitive | aho | ahoje, ahojõ, ahoi |
| partitive | ahhoa | ahoitõ, ahoi |
| illative | ahho, ahhosõ | ahoje, ahojõ, ahoisõ |
| inessive | ahoz | ahoiz |
| elative | ahossõ | ahoissõ |
| allative | aholõ | ahoilõ |
| adessive | ahollõ | ahoillõ |
| ablative | aholtõ | ahoiltõ |
| translative | ahossi | ahoissi |
| *) 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), “aho”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
