eha

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See also: Eha, ʻeha, and ʻehā

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Eha Hauaneeme lahel Lahemaa rahvuspargis

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ektä. Cognate with Finnish ehtä (evening get-together) (dialectal), Livvi ehty (evening), Ludian eht (evening) and Veps eht (evening). Possibly doublet of õhtu (from earlier *ektago).

Pronunciation

Noun

eha (genitive eha, partitive eha)

  1. dusk; twilight after the setting of the Sun
    1. The reddening of the western sky after sunset; afterglow.
      purpurpunane ehapurplish red twilight
      ehast roosatav kaldaliivsand on the shore blushing from twilight
      töötab koidust ehaniwork from dawn to dusk
      Sügisene eha ei valgusta kaua.Autumn dusk does not light for long.
    2. (rare) A reddish glow or glare.
      • 1940, Friedebert Tuglas, “Esimene välisreis [First trip abroad]”, in Noorusmälestused [Memories from my youth], Tartu, pages 200–201:
        Nõrgas laternate ehas mingid suured majad, enamasti aga kõrged krobelised müürid. Liikusin nagu kobades. Hämar, vaikne, mitte ühtki inimest. Ei meenutanud üldse linna, kõige vähem Pariisi kujutelma.
        In the faint glow of lanterns, there are some big houses, but mostly high, rough walls. I moved as if in clumps. It was dim, silent, not a single person. It didn't resemble a city at all, especially the image of Paris.

Declension

Declension of eha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative eha ehad
accusative nom.
gen. eha
genitive ehade
partitive eha ehasid
illative ehha
ehasse
ehadesse
inessive ehas ehades
elative ehast ehadest
allative ehale ehadele
adessive ehal ehadel
ablative ehalt ehadelt
translative ehaks ehadeks
terminative ehani ehadeni
essive ehana ehadena
abessive ehata ehadeta
comitative ehaga ehadega

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References

  • eha in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • eha”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009