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

  1. quiet, silent
    Oo vait!Be quiet!

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 631

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑˀit/, [ˈvɑ̯ˀit̪]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

va’it

  1. gap, space
  2. difference
Declension
Declension of va’it (142)
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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

va’it

  1. weight
Declension
Declension of va’it (142)
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

  1. third-person singular present indicative of aler

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vajt]

Verb

vait

  1. 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]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯t
  • Hyphenation: vait

Adverb

vait

  1. quiet, silent

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vait”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn