iha

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *iha < Pre-Finnic *iša, which is usually explained as a loanword from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišĉáti (“to wish, desire, seek”) (whence Sanskrit इच्छति (iccháti)). Of the same origin as the root iha-, found in Finnish ihana (“lovely”), ihailla (“to admire”), and ihastua (“to be delighted”).[1]

Noun

iha (genitive iha, partitive iha)

  1. desire, yen, hunger

Declension
Inflection of iha (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative iha ihad
accusative iha ihad
genitive iha ihade
partitive iha ihasid
illative ihha
ihasse		 ihadesse
inessive ihas ihades
elative ihast ihadest
allative ihale ihadele
adessive ihal ihadel
ablative ihalt ihadelt
translative ihaks ihadeks
terminative ihani ihadeni
essive ihana ihadena
abessive ihata ihadeta
comitative ihaga ihadega

Derived terms

Anagrams

References
  1. Substrata Uralica. Studies on Finno-Ugrian Substrate in Northern Russian Dialects.

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈihɑ(ʔ)/, [ˈiɦɑ(ʔ)]

Adverb

iha

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of ihan

Synonyms
  • ihan (standard Finnish)

Anagrams
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