lahe
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑhe/, [ˈlɑɦe̞]
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)
- (informal) cool, awesome
- good, pleasant, comfortable
- friendly, neighborly, forthcoming
- spacious, roomy; loose
- vast; free, unrestricted
- light; easy
- fresh; refreshing
Declension
Declension of lahe (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lahe | lahedad |
| genitive | laheda | 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
- lahedalt
- lahedasti
- lahutama
Etymology 2
lahknema (“to diverge, break away, split up”) + -e
Noun
lahe (genitive lahkme, partitive lahet)
- 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 |
| genitive | lahkme | 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
- lahkmekoht
- püksilahe
- teelahe
- veelahe
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- lahe in Sõnaveeb
- M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “lahe”, 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)
Fula
Etymology
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References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
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