lahe

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See also: Lahe and lähe

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑhe/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑhe
  • Hyphenation: la‧he

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *lahëda, from a sound-symbolic root. Cognate with dialectal Finnish lahea (“mild; soft, smooth”) and Veps lahed (“fresh; juicy”).

Adjective

lahe (genitive laheda, partitive lahedat, comparative lahedam, superlative kõige lahedam or lahedaim)

  1. (informal) cool, awesome
  2. good, pleasant, comfortable
  3. friendly, neighborly, forthcoming
  4. spacious, roomy; loose
  5. vast; free, unrestricted
  6. light; easy
  7. fresh; refreshing
Declension
Declension of lahe (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative lahe lahedad
accusative nom.
gen. laheda
genitive lahedate
partitive lahedat lahedaid
illative lahedasse lahedatesse
lahedaisse
inessive lahedas lahedates
lahedais
elative lahedast lahedatest
lahedaist
allative lahedale lahedatele
lahedaile
adessive lahedal lahedatel
lahedail
ablative lahedalt lahedatelt
lahedailt
translative lahedaks lahedateks
lahedaiks
terminative lahedani lahedateni
essive lahedana lahedatena
abessive lahedata lahedateta
comitative lahedaga lahedatega
Derived terms

Etymology 2

lahknema (“to diverge, break away, split up”) +‎ -e

Noun

lahe (genitive lahkme, partitive lahet)

  1. fork, bifurcation (point of divergence (in a road or such))
    soojade ja külmade õhumasside lahe ― the junction of warm and cold air masses
Declension
Declension of lahe (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative lahe lahkmed
accusative nom.
gen. lahkme
genitive lahkmete
partitive lahet lahkmeid
illative lahkmesse lahkmetesse
lahkmeisse
inessive lahkmes lahkmetes
lahkmeis
elative lahkmest lahkmetest
lahkmeist
allative lahkmele lahkmetele
lahkmeile
adessive lahkmel lahkmetel
lahkmeil
ablative lahkmelt lahkmetelt
lahkmeilt
translative lahkmeks lahkmeteks
lahkmeiks
terminative lahkmeni lahkmeteni
essive lahkmena lahkmetena
abessive lahkmeta lahkmeteta
comitative lahkmega lahkmetega
Compounds

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lahe

  1. genitive singular of laht

References

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

Fula

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

lahe (plural lahi)

  1. (Pular) a cow with a black hide

References

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish lahje.

Pronunciation

Noun

lahe

  1. pant leg

Declension

Declension of lahe (type 6/lähe, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative lahe lahkeet
genitive lahkeen lahkein
partitive lahetta lahkeita
illative lahkeesse lahkeisse
inessive lahkees lahkeis
elative lahkeest lahkeist
allative lahkeelle lahkeille
adessive lahkeel lahkeil
ablative lahkeelt lahkeilt
translative lahkeeks lahkeiks
essive lahkeenna, lahkeen lahkeinna, lahkein
exessive1) lahkeent lahkeint
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 243
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