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)

wax

Declension

Inflection of vaha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	vaha	vahad
accusative	vaha	vahad
genitive	vaha	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 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

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
accusative	gen.	vahan	vahat
genitive		vahan	vahojen vahain^rare
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		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaha (type kala)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vahani	vahani
accusative	nom.	vahani	vahani
accusative	gen.	vahani	vahani
genitive		vahani	vahojeni vahaini^rare
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
instructive		—	—
abessive		vahattani	vahoittani
comitative		—	vahoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vahasi	vahasi
accusative	nom.	vahasi	vahasi
accusative	gen.	vahasi	vahasi
genitive		vahasi	vahojesi vahaisi^rare
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
instructive		—	—
abessive		vahattasi	vahoittasi
comitative		—	vahoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vahamme	vahamme
accusative	nom.	vahamme	vahamme
accusative	gen.	vahamme	vahamme
genitive		vahamme	vahojemme vahaimme^rare
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
instructive		—	—
abessive		vahattamme	vahoittamme
comitative		—	vahoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vahanne	vahanne
accusative	nom.	vahanne	vahanne
accusative	gen.	vahanne	vahanne
genitive		vahanne	vahojenne vahainne^rare
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
instructive		—	—
abessive		vahattanne	vahoittanne
comitative		—	vahoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		vahansa	vahansa
accusative	nom.	vahansa	vahansa
accusative	gen.	vahansa	vahansa
genitive		vahansa	vahojensa vahainsa^rare
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
instructive		—	—
abessive		vahattaan vahattansa	vahoittaan vahoittansa
comitative		—	vahoineen vahoinensa

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

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

wax

Tahitian

Etymology

Cognate with Hawaiian waha and Rapa Nui haha.

Noun

vaha

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)

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

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

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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