ahava

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahava, of unknown further origin. Appears to be analyzable as containing the adjectival/participle suffix -va, but no root word *aha is known. First attested in Daniel Juslenius: Suomalaisen Sana-Lugun Coetus ("Attempt at Listing Finnish Words", 1745).[1] Cognates include Karelian ahava, Votic ahavõ, Veps ahau and dialectal Estonian ahav.

Pronunciation

Noun

ahava

  1. dry and cold wind, especially in the spring
  2. weather-beaten skin; often a consequence of the combined effect of the brightness of the sunshine enhanced by the reflection from the snow, and the coldness of the wind

Declension

Inflection of ahava (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative ahava ahavat
genitive ahavan ahavien
ahavoiden
ahavoitten
partitive ahavaa ahavia
ahavoita
illative ahavaan ahaviin
ahavoihin
singular plural
nominative ahava ahavat
accusative nom. ahava ahavat
gen. ahavan
genitive ahavan ahavien
ahavoiden
ahavoitten
ahavojen rare
ahavain rare
partitive ahavaa ahavia
ahavoita
ahavoja rare
inessive ahavassa ahavoissa
ahavissa
elative ahavasta ahavoista
ahavista
illative ahavaan ahaviin
ahavoihin
adessive ahavalla ahavoilla
ahavilla
ablative ahavalta ahavoilta
ahavilta
allative ahavalle ahavoille
ahaville
essive ahavana ahavoina
ahavina
translative ahavaksi ahavoiksi
ahaviksi
abessive ahavatta ahavoitta
ahavitta
instructive ahavoin
ahavin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ahava (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahava. Cognates include Finnish ahava and dialectal Estonian ahav.

Pronunciation

Noun

ahava

  1. chapping wind

Adjective

ahava (comparative ahavamp)

  1. (of winds) chapping

Declension

Declension of ahava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahava ahavat
genitive ahavan ahavoin
partitive ahavaa ahavoja
illative ahavaa ahavoihe
inessive ahavaas ahavois
elative ahavast ahavoist
allative ahavalle ahavoille
adessive ahavaal ahavoil
ablative ahavalt ahavoilt
translative ahavaks ahavoiks
essive ahavanna, ahavaan ahavoinna, ahavoin
exessive1) ahavant ahavoint
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

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3