sohva
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Sohva.
Estonian
Etymology
Noun
sohva (genitive sohva, partitive sohvat)
Declension
| Declension of sohva (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sohva | sohvad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | sohva | ||
| genitive | sohvade | ||
| partitive | sohvat | sohvasid | |
| illative | sohvasse | sohvadesse | |
| inessive | sohvas | sohvades | |
| elative | sohvast | sohvadest | |
| allative | sohvale | sohvadele | |
| adessive | sohval | sohvadel | |
| ablative | sohvalt | sohvadelt | |
| translative | sohvaks | sohvadeks | |
| terminative | sohvani | sohvadeni | |
| essive | sohvana | sohvadena | |
| abessive | sohvata | sohvadeta | |
| comitative | sohvaga | sohvadega | |
Further reading
- “sohva”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- sohva in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish soffa, ultimately from Arabic صُفَّة (ṣuffa, “a long seat made of stone or brick”), from Aramaic צפא (ṣipā’, “mat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sohva
Declension
| Inflection of sohva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sohva | sohvat | |
| genitive | sohvan | sohvien | |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia | |
| illative | sohvaan | sohviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sohva | sohvat | |
| accusative | nom. | sohva | sohvat |
| gen. | sohvan | ||
| genitive | sohvan | sohvien sohvain rare | |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia | |
| inessive | sohvassa | sohvissa | |
| elative | sohvasta | sohvista | |
| illative | sohvaan | sohviin | |
| adessive | sohvalla | sohvilla | |
| ablative | sohvalta | sohvilta | |
| allative | sohvalle | sohville | |
| essive | sohvana | sohvina | |
| translative | sohvaksi | sohviksi | |
| abessive | sohvatta | sohvitta | |
| instructive | — | sohvin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Descendants
- → Ingrian: sohva
Further reading
- “sohva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Ingrian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsohʋɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ohʋ, -ohʋɑ
- Hyphenation: soh‧va
Noun
sohva
Declension
| Declension of sohva (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sohva | sohvat |
| genitive | sohvan | sohviin |
| partitive | sohvaa | sohvia |
| illative | sohvaa | sohvii |
| inessive | sohvaas | sohviis |
| elative | sohvast | sohvist |
| allative | sohvalle | sohville |
| adessive | sohvaal | sohviil |
| ablative | sohvalt | sohvilt |
| translative | sohvaks | sohviks |
| essive | sohvanna, sohvaan | sohvinna, sohviin |
| exessive1) | sohvant | sohvint |
| 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 536