ahav

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahava (“a dry and cold wind”), further etymology is unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑv/, [ˈɑɦɑv]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑv
  • Hyphenation: ah‧av

Noun

ahav (genitive ahava, partitive ahavat)

  1. (dialectal, rare) a dry and cold wind during springtime
    • (Can we date this quote?), Villem Grünthal-Ridala, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      karskena huljub ju lahe ja sulatav ahava hingus
      after all, the cool and melting breath of the wind blows

Declension
Declension of ahav (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahav ahavad
accusative nom.
gen. ahava
genitive ahavate
partitive ahavat ahavaid
illative ahavasse ahavatesse
ahavaisse
inessive ahavas ahavates
ahavais
elative ahavast ahavatest
ahavaist
allative ahavale ahavatele
ahavaile
adessive ahaval ahavatel
ahavail
ablative ahavalt ahavatelt
ahavailt
translative ahavaks ahavateks
ahavaiks
terminative ahavani ahavateni
essive ahavana ahavatena
abessive ahavata ahavateta
comitative ahavaga ahavatega

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