vait
See also: Vait
Ingrian
Etymology
Cognates include Finnish vaiti and Estonian vait.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯t/, [ˈʋɑi̯d]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯t/, [ˈʋɑi̯d̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯t
- Hyphenation: vait
Adverb
vait
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 631
Livonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɑˀit/, [ˈvɑ̯ˀitˑ]
Etymology 1
Derived from Proto-Finnic *vajëh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
va’it
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | va’it | va’itõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | va’it | va’itõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | va’itõ | va’itidi |
| dative (datīv) | va’itõn | va’itõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | va’itõks | va’itõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | va’itõ | va’itiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | va’itõs | va’itis |
| elative (elatīv) | va’itõst | va’itist |
Etymology 2
Deverbal from va’itõ (“to weigh”).
Noun
va’it
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | va’it | va’itõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | va’it | va’itõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | va’itõ | va’itidi |
| dative (datīv) | va’itõn | va’itõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | va’itõks | va’itõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | va’itõ | va’itiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | va’itõs | va’itis |
| elative (elatīv) | va’itõst | va’itist |
References
- Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “va’it”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary][1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare modern French vais, va.
Verb
vait
- third-person singular present indicative of aler
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vajt]
Verb
vait
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of văita
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish vaiti.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑi̯t/, [ˈvɑi̯t]
- (Jõgõperä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑi̯t/, [ˈvɑi̯t]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯t
- Hyphenation: vait
Adverb
vait
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vait”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn