hõim

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haimo, from a Baltic language (compare Lithuanian šeima). Cognates within Finnic include Finnish heimo, Livonian aim, Votic õimo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɤi̯m/, [ˈ(h)ɤi̯m]
  • Rhymes: -ɤim
  • Hyphenation: hõim

Noun

hõim (genitive hõimu, partitive hõimu)

  1. tribe

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Võro: hõim

References

  • hõim in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), hõim”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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